You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in the NAVFAC PACIFIC COUNSEL of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG SYSTEMS COMMAND PAC. A Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) of 9.28% will be added to the stated salary.

Duties

You will perform research of ethics issues under relevant statutes, regulations and binding policies. You will answer questions and advise effected personnel and directorate points of contact of procedural details pertaining to the completion of all required documents. You will schedule and prepare notices of required annual ethics training. You will assist Counsel on complex case assignments including drafting reports and appropriate motions, researching and writing legal briefs and developing legal arguments.

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 complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.

Qualifications

For the GS-11:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Implementing and managing the electronic filing systems for the Financial Disclosure Management program. 2) Work closely with Attorneys to identify the type of assistance needed on cases. 3) Provide legal support to attorney's in the preparation of cases for litigation in administrative Boards or Courts. 4) Assisting attorneys to research legal principles, Federal and State laws, regulations, case precedent, and practices as they relate to the areas of Financial Disclosure Management practice to include procurement, utility law, real estate, environmental law, fiscal law, civilian personnel law, ethics, FOIA, Privacy Act and legislation. Note: This information must be supported in your resume. For the GS-9:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing legal reference materials and skills in performing in-depth legal research to accurately identify pertinent statutory and regulatory law; 2) Applying knowledge of legal terms, concepts, and standard forms and processes to draft or review various legal documents and correspondence; 3) Utilizing a variety of legal research tools (i.e., LEXIS, WESTLAW, OGC website, FLITE, etc.) to review case law and other legal precedents for applicability and relevance to legal matters; and 4) Analyzing reports, testimonies, and interviews to compile files and findings. Note: This information must be supported in your resume. 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards. Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Typically, incumbent may sit or stand comfortably to do the work. There may be occasions of moderate physical activity, such as lifting stacks or boxes of records, and carrying heavy or unwieldy objects. Work Environment: Involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of offices and meeting rooms. There are occasional on-site visits to remote locations where incumbent is exposed to damp, hot, or poorly lighted and ventilated buildings or the heat of the sun. Additional Information: A 40 hour work week is typical for this position. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Eligible DoD career or career conditional employees shall be granted statutory return rights to their former position for a period of 5 years if continuously employed in a foreign or non-foreign area provided by Executive Order 10895 and DoDI 1400.25, v 1230. Employees that do not exercise their return rights within five years are no longer eligible for return rights and will be treated as a local hire.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

For the GS-11:
Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
OR
Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiringpaths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

For the GS-09:
Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree
OR
Successfully completed two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree
OR
Successfully obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/ federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A degree audit is not acceptable as a substitute for a transcript.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENG SYSTEMS COMMAND PAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command PAC Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]