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Job opening: Lead Legal Assistant

Salary: $47 148 - 61 292 per year
Published at: Oct 20 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Region, Division of Land Titles and Records in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The incumbent will lead employees in the recording, imaging, extracting and data entry of documents. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units?

Duties

Responsible in providing the custody, maintenance, use and certification of title documents. May also be assigned in the recording, imaging, extracting and data entry of documents. Assures the work assignments of other employees are carried out in distributing and balancing the workload with established work flow or current priorities, assuring timely accomplishment. Record and disseminate incoming document packages and enter data into the Trust Asset Accounting Management System (TAAMS) database. Quality controls all work completed to include administrative corrections from defects in the probate file, processing of new probate files and global ID number changes. Assist and provides on the job training for new employees pertaining to procedures, policies, and directives.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship Required.
  • Indian Preference applies.
  • You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
  • You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
  • A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
  • Incumbent may be required to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle. If selected, you will be required to complete an Incidental Motor Vehicle Operator’s Certification Form.
  • TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, GS-0986). For GS-07: I year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service which involved the review, audit, and examination of land titles and records which includes recording and processing. Analyze and interpret title documents for completion and accuracy for recording in the imaging repository system. Preparing and processing documents in the data system. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

This job does not have an education requirement.

Contacts

  • Address BIA Center for Recruitment Albuquerque BIA Center for Recruitment Albuquerque 1011 Indian School Road, NW Suite 136 Albuquerque, NM 87104 US
  • Name: Deborah Abeita
  • Phone: (505) 563-5123
  • Email: [email protected]

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