You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in the ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION of MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT. This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number:ST-11917269-23-VMV. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

Duties

You will provide legal and technical information to investigating officers, reviews and makes corrections to legally or administratively deficient investigations and ensures that all investigations are properly approved and maintained. You will conduct training to command personnel on various administrative matters such as investigations, ethics and administrative separations. You will prepare documents and packages for timely dissemination of technical and procedural information and submission of all financial disclosure results. You will advise, research, and provide guidance on the statuses, regulations, rules and procedures for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. You will receive, research, analyze, investigate, and recommend action in the primary civil laws areas: ethics, standards of conduct, etc. You will select, assemble, summarize and compile substantive and comprehensive legal and administrative information in order to prepare legal, advisory briefings, information papers, etc.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: eviewing, categorizing and performing preliminary legal evaluations of civil law issues; providing prompt and accurate advice on legal matters; and providing detailed legal research and writing concerning all organizational investigations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT MCRD San Diego, CA 92140 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]