For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

As a Docketing Technician (Office Automation), you will support the U.S. Attorney's Office by providing docketing and complex legal report development. Duties include: Serving as a source of procedural, systemic and substantive information on all aspects of docketing; Inputting information into databases and systems, and updating records to record status changes in all items docketed, and ensuring complete and accurate docketing throughout entire lifecycle of case; Recognizing data elements that are missing, and providing missing data as necessary, ensuring correction of docketing inaccuracies or errors; Recommending revisions of office procedures to improve the docketing functions; Generating docketing reports at the request of management and/or support staff; Interacting and communicating as needed with AUSAs, support staff, and court personnel Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS employees are usually hired at step one of the applicable GS grade level at which the applicant qualified. Each grade has 10 step rates (steps 1-10). The salary range for a GS-5 is $37696 - $49009; GS-6 is $42022 - $54625; for a GS-7 is $46696 - $60703. GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; OR four years of education above the high school level; OR a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as receiving and reviewing incoming case files and documents; accepts service of legal documents from opposing counsel or representatives and routes to appropriate parties; works with Attorney's to verify case information; and receives inquiries on case status. Education: Successfully completing four academic years of education above the high school level, or possessing a bachelor's or higher degree. Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience Inputting information into databases and systems and updates records; Extracts requested statistical data when requested; Performs initial analysis of content to determine the cause of action; Updates databases and systems to record status changes; and Reviews recurring reports to respond to inquiries. GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience inputting information into database systems (like Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL, or Oracle) and updating records; developing and maintaining automated case records from initial referral to final disposition; researching reference material for missing information; extracting data from automated systems; responding to inquiries on records and produces complicated tables, graphs and charts which may be incorporated into legal documents or courtroom presentations. To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Western District of New York 138 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14202 US
• Name: Pamela Rickard
• Phone: 716-843-5876
• Email: [email protected]