You will serve as a Legal Assistant in the Office of General Counsel, Code 07 of OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH.

Duties

You will work directly with attorneys on document preparation in anticipation of litigation, other legal matters, and as required for use in judicial and administrative actions. You will route incoming requests for Code 07 assistance and mail to appropriate points of contact, retaining items of special importance for the Counsel's attention. You will arrange meetings, hearings and other engagements for Code 07 including location, time and necessary participants. You will handle all non-legal contractual matters for the Senior Patent Attorney with respect to contract/grant invention reporting in support of ONR invention surveillance programs. You will provide administrative and logistical support for the Office of Counsel (Code 07) including travel assistance, timekeeping, correspondence, receiving and screening phone calls/visitors.

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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05/07 grade level or pay band (NC-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following: 1.) Providing administrative and logistical support to attorneys and staff; 2.) Placing, receiving, and screening incoming phone calls; 3.) Arranging meetings, hearings and other engagements including location, time and attendees; 4.) Preparing necessary forms, reports, and personnel documents; AND 5.) Performing administrative tasks in support of attorneys. 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 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH 875 North Randolph Street Arlington, VA 22203 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]