This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Legal Assistant you will be: Receiving both written and telephone requests for assistance and making a preliminary determination of appropriate handling. Obtaining available information and documents necessary for resolution by the attorneys. Reviewing requests for advice and other legal documents and screening outgoing memoranda, correspondence and documents for clarity, accuracy and completeness. Ensuring outgoing documents comply with legal format requirements. Annotating case files and status reports to reflect receipt and due dates for response or other action and maintaining an automated tracking system of all cases in the Division. Maintaining and updating litigation reports for the attorneys. Coordinating necessary arrangements for travel, arranging schedule of visits, making reservations, notifying organization and officials to be visited, and preparing travel vouchers via the automated travel management system. Keeping attorney(s) and supervisor(s) informed of important matters while in travel status based on knowledge of program activities and current priorities. Duties are listed at the full performance level.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: For GS-07: You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Gathering information to prepare working documents and forms. Preparing confidential and time sensitive correspondence for review by senior leadership. Managing the scheduling of appointments for visitors and/or travel for others. For GS-08: You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing at least three (3) of the following: Applying legal regulations, policies and procedures for complex legal documents and cases to conduct extensive searches of records, references, or historical mater. Preparing confidential and time sensitive correspondence for review by senior leadership. Managing the scheduling of appointments for visitors and/or travel for others. Provide legal support on behalf of a client agency. For GS-09: You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service performing at least four (4) of the following: Applying legal regulations, policies and procedures for complex legal documents and cases to conduct extensive searches of records, references, or historical mater. Identifying and/or recommending improvements of legal and office procedures and workflow patterns for subordinate organizations to supervisor and senior staff. Coordinating necessary arrangements for travel, arranging schedule of visits, making reservations, notifying organization and officials to be visited, and/or preparing travel vouchers via the automated travel management system. Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, style, and legal and technical terminology and formats required. Providing legal support on behalf of a client agency. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of the General Counsel 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]