About the Position: Serves as a Legal Administrative Specialist for the Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Liberty, NC.

Duties

Manages the Legal Assistance Program, Government Ethics Program as well as the Labor and Employment Litigation Program and Docket. Act as the point of contact and liaison for all organizations and individuals requesting Administrative Law and Legal Assistance support. Support the Commanding General and Staff Judge Advocate's (SJA's) priorities by delivering creative and innovative operational solutions grounded in information technology (IT). Independently conducts legal research on a variety of administrative legal issues and drafts legal reviews for attorney signature as assigned. Independently plans, schedules, and carries out major projects concerned with the analysis and evaluation of services, programs, and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Subject to short notice recall. Must reside within normal commuting distance of Fort Liberty, NC (50 miles).
• May require temporary duty (TDY) travel 10% of the time.
• Performs occasional evening, weekend, and holiday work to assist in the timely production of operational readiness activities.
• The employee may be required to work overtime.
• Must obtain and maintain notary public in the State of North Carolina. The OCJA will provide time and funding for testing.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• This is a drug testing designated position and requires the incumbent to complete a drug test examination prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes 1) Maintaining legal materials (library, files, databases) for researching and gathering of legal information for preparing and reviewing legal documents; 2) Providing clerical support to a variety of staff such as copying, assembling, transmitting, and reviewing various documents; 3) Preparing written communication to convey legal issues and positions to supervisors and clients; 4) Adhering to industry standards and regulations to provide assistance with legal systems, tools and processes and to ensure confidentiality of client information, attorney work product, and personally identifiable information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes 1) Assisting in the business operations and management of a legal office; 2) tracking legal training completion and readiness of personnel serving in a legal office; and 3) communicating (both written and oral) with senior level leaders within an organization and with external customers to provide information and guidance; 4) Providing assistance to the Command's primary Ethics Counselor in matters involving standards of conduct and ethics in Government. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience: 1) Managing the operational functions of a legal office, to include business processes, personnel management, resource allocations, and legal systems administration; 2) Ensuring the training and readiness of personnel serving in a legal office; and 3) Communicating (both written and oral) with senior level leaders within an organization and with external customers to provide information and guidance; 4) Providing assistance to the Command's primary Ethics Counselor in matters involving standards of conduct and ethics in Government. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). GS-13 Specialized Experience: 1) Directing the operational and management functions of a legal office to include establishing business processes, personnel management, resource allocation decisions, and legal systems integration and administration; 2) Managing the training and continuing legal education, certification, administration, and readiness of personnel serving in a legal office; and 3) Communicating (both written and oral) with senior level leaders within an organization and with external customers to provide information and guidance; 4) Serve as the primary assistant to the Command's primary Ethics Counselor in matters involving standards of conduct and ethics in Government. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Decision SupportInterpersonal SkillsLegal, Government and JurisprudenceManages and Organizes Information Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07, 09,11, 12).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address DN-APF-W4GKAA HQ JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]