This position is located in the Special Litigation Section. The primary purpose of this position is to perform legal assistance work by providing support for complex, high-profile civil rights cases and analyzing and responding to incoming complaints and citizen inquiries.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. The incumbent will serve as a Legal Assistant. Duties include, but are not limited to: Assists with incoming complaints, citizen inquires, and controlled correspondence to the Special Litigation Section. Reviews complaints to determine status, summarizes complaints and codes complaints for issues areas, determines appropriate disposition of the complaint, and if appropriate, sends responsive letter to the complainant. Oversees the travel authorization and vouchering process for the Section. Provides regular training to Section staff who are traveling about the travel arrangement, authorization, and voucher process. Provides training to other administrative staff who are travel arrangers and advise and assist on the most complex travel issues. Responsible for the timekeeping function of the Section, including ensuring that all Section staff are trained in the proper use of the Division's time and attendance system, field questions from Section staff regarding timekeeping questions, interfacing with Human Resources regarding the Section's timekeeping, and ensuring that timesheets are timely certified for every pay period. Assists in the vetting and preparation of documents related to hiring experts and consultants to assist on cases. Prepares contracting documents and tracks invoices and funds available on the contracts.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements For the GS-08, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, public or other private sectors that is directly related to the position as listed above and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following: - Experience assisting in arranging travel by preparing itinerary and securing transportation and hotel reservations: AND - Experience compiling data and information from various sources to facilitate and support cases (e.g. Tracking invoices and funds, collecting information, and taking notes of meetings or interviews); AND - Experience preparing professional communications, such as legal documents and correspondence, with little to no supervision. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants applying for a grade higher than the grade you currently hold, must provide an SF-50, which shows type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary. Your SF-50 Form must also show the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s over one year old). No award SF-50s will be accepted. Current Civil Rights Division employees are not required to submit an SF-50. All qualifications, time-in-grade, and education requirements (if applicable) must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Robin Hofmann
• Email: [email protected]