You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in the Navy Medical Research Center (NMRC) of NAVMEDRSCHCEN SILVER SPRING MD.

Duties

You will serve as Paralegal Specialist under the supervision of Counsel or Intellectual Property Counsel providing legal and office management support. You will prepare all forms, applications, and letters related to the filing and prosecution of patent applications using the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP). You will maintain all files of patent cases assigned as well as be responsible for tracking maintained files in order to appraise the command of the status of applications and upcoming fees. You will be responsible for compiling and reporting on legal and administrative searches as directed by the organization. You will be responsible for interfacing with inventors, in the absence of the Counsel or Intellectual Property attorneys. You will prepare documents and letters related to other legal matters as directed by Counsel.

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
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to meet any applicable credentialing or privileging requirements prior to appointment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Interpreting legal decisions through a practical knowledge of body/systems of laws, regulations and legal precedent; Managing a legal office through a practical understanding of legal office function, including docketing, electronic and manual filing, and document preparation; Conducting legal research through legal computer search engines, such as West Law or Lexis-Nexis, for analysis of issues of fact and law in order to draft a brief of findings; AND Utilizing patent procedural/authorizing/examining guidance, (e.g., Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP)), and other commercial legal publication in order to answer patent filing and prosecution procedure questions. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

Successful completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position. You must submit a complete copy of your transcripts. Failure to submit this information may result in an ineligible rating.

Or Two "2" full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B, related to the position. You must submit a complete copy of your transcripts. Failure to submit this information may result in an ineligible rating.

Or J.D., if related, at an accredited university. You must submit a complete copy of your transcripts. Failure to submit this information may result in an ineligible rating.

See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVMEDRSCHCEN SILVER SPRING MD 503 Robert Grant Avenue Silver Springs, MD 20910 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]