Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Polk, is comprised of the towns of Leesville, DeRidder, New Llano and Anacoco. The nearest cities are Alexandria and Lake Charles. The area is considered rural and includes Kisatchie National Forest, which offers hunting and recreational activities located nearby.

Duties

Ensure all medical care recovery claims are fully developed, adjudicated, asserted with follow up and ultimately collected upon or closed with monies deposited in the appropriate account. Contact injured parties, and appropriate agencies to verify information to ensure accuracy of data and to determine applicable statutory authorities and potential third-party tortfeasors to pursue recovery of government monies. Assist Claims Attorney in final formatting of all litigation reports to ensure submission to higher headquarters, including required memorandums for cases necessary for obtaining approval from higher headquarters, and or the US Attorney's Office. Performs basic legal and administrative research by researching various documents for supervisor or staff attorneys on a wide range of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) under consideration to prepare written summaries or memoranda. Identifies issues to be further researched after reviewing cases/investigations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the services of a fully qualified typist.
• This position requires a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1). Providing legal assistance to attorneys, reviewing case materials to familiarize with questions under consideration; search for and summarize relevant articles in various literature, law reviews, studies, reports; 2). Preparing digests of selected decisions or opinions which incorporate legal reference or analysis of precedents; preparing summary reports for attorney review, verifying citations and legal references on prepared legal documents; preparing summaries of testimony and depositions; 3). and drafting and editing nonlegal memorandum, research reports and correspondence relating to cases. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: 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%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address EP-APF-W0VFAA US ARMY GARRISON FORT JOHNSON JRTC DO NOT MAIL Fort Johnson, LA 71459 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk