About the Position: Serves as a Paralegal Specialist in the DHA Office of General Counsel, part of DLSA. This vacancy is located in El Paso, TX. Management may select at any of the grade levels announced.

Duties

Serve as the subject matter expert of the Third Party Collections Program, to adjudicate multi-million-dollar legal actions under Title 10 United States Code 1095 codified at 32 CFR. Communicates to DHA OGC leadership on assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review and deadlines and time frames for completion in preparation of audits. Analyze cases in different jurisdictions and governing state laws that may be at variance, legal documents, statutes, regulations, and other legal sources for precedential or analogous information and/or argument. Prepare various legal documents Provide guidance on DHA collections requirements, procedures, policies, and tips to maximize third party collections to all DHA MTFs. Identify the need for and develops standardized training for collections personnel. Research cases, laws, statutes, regulations, court rules, policies, procedures, legal periodicals, medical issues, and other legal or medical authorities that are relevant to the issue under all specialties. Prepare cash collection vouchers on all collections made and forwards such to the Finance and Accounting Office.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Approximately 5% travel may be required. Travel may involve local, and or overnight.

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized experience for the GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal government which includes: advising on changes to the Third-Party Collections Program (TPCP) regulations and directives to determine impact on the overall program; assisting with processing and collecting valid debts/claims to support increased reimbursement efforts Specialized experience for the GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government which includes: planning, developing, interpreting, and resolving broad, complex and unprecedented problems; analyze issues of fact and issues of law to make recommendations to attorneys on factual and legal issues involved in their cases; and analyze new legislation, which has an impact on agency policies, procedures, and guidelines or implementation. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: ResearchTechnical CompetenceWriting Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-12: 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-11). Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-13: 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-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk