Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to assist by providing legal and administrative services that facilitate the rapid discharge of personnel.

Duties

Prepares, reviews, and processes administrative discharges and provides administrative support to discharge boards. Meets with victims and witnesses to explain the Victim and Witness Assistance Program and their rights, court-martial process, the right to be provided information regarding the status of a criminal investigation, the arrest of a suspect, and the decision not to pursue prosecution. Utilizes knowledge of administrative discharge process to develop local discharge training plan. Maintains adverse action docket, to include administrative involuntary board-entitled and non-board-entitled discharges. Provides assistance to the legal assistance program as needed in support of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate. Interacts with legal office callers and visitors, exercises sound judgment in ascertaining nature of call or visit and refers to appropriate individual. Receives cases regarding civilian misconduct; performs initial screening of case reports, documentation, and videotapes to determine legal sufficiency of evidence and appropriateness of filing cases for prosecution; independently studies cases, investigates further, and compiles and analyzes data.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
• Recruitment incentives will not be authorized
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Employee may be required to function as Notary Public. Must be able to satisfactorily complete training to become a Notary Public and be able to meet bonding or other requirements inherent to the appointment as a Notary Public
• Disclosure of Political Appointments is required
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
• 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur
• Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid
• Employee may be required to maintain a State Driver’s License and to travel to perform legal assistance in and around the local area
• Work may require occasional travel away from the normal duty station on aircraft

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of Legal Assistant (Office Automation). Specialized experience is experience which may have been gained while providing victim and witness assistance; legal assistance, administrative, and office automation services to support personnel; and direct assistance to attorneys and other staff by performing necessary research; performing legal support related duties or tasks that use different and unrelated processes, procedures, or methods; analyzing facts and identifying/understanding issues and/or problems involved in each assignment, defining the problem, determining the course of action from many alternatives, researching and determining the interrelationships among available information, and determining what steps and procedures are necessary and the order of their performance; as well as determining a course of action from many alternatives which may be complicated by situations where the facts are not clearly established. OR EDUCATION: One full year of graduate education in a related field. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of Legal Assistant. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT AT THE TIME YOU APPLY. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100 percent. To combine education and experience, determine the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level. Then determine the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT AT THE TIME YOU APPLY. TYPING REQUIREMENT: A qualified typist of at least 40 words per minute is required To view qualifying educational requirements and/or combination of education and experience, click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of rules, procedures, policies, and programs of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate to perform the procedural and administrative work of the organization. 2. Knowledge of office functions sufficient to screen telephone calls and visitors, prepare and review correspondence, and perform other administrative work as required. 3. Knowledge of various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office-operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs. 4. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to advise supervisors of appropriate legal actions. 5. Ability to interpret and apply regulatory and procedural requirements to process unusually difficult and complicated transactions; ability to utilize a legal library and computer resources to perform appropriate research. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Contacts

• Address JB Charleston 101 E Hill Blvd Bldg 503 JB Charleston, SC 29404 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]