Job opening: Paralegal Specialist
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Feb 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as a senior specialist with responsibility for performing legal research and drafting memoranda for the three attorneys in the division. This position is located at the Army Review Board Agency, located in Arlington, Virginia.
Duties
Reviews incoming officer separation cases for statutory and regulatory compliance and sufficiency of evidence.
Provides information on matters involving officer separation and grade determination actions within the agency.
Conducts research on military administrative and personnel law issues.
Reviews correspondence for compliance with agency correspondence directives.
Creates and maintains an electronic database of agency actions.
Prepares a detailed factual summary annotated by the board members.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting legal research for cases related to military or personnel law; preparing and/or drafts decision memos and letter for Attorneys; coordinating with a variety of agencies, individuals, or Attorneys on cases; reviewing a variety of incoming cases on military record such as involving grade determinations, officer separations, record corrections.]
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Administration and ManagementLegal, Government and JurisprudenceWriting
Time in Grade Requirement: 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).
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 HT-W336AA DEPT ARMY REVIEW BOARDS AGY
DO NOT MAIL
Arlington, VA 22202
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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