You will serve as a Paralegal Specialist within RLSO NW BREMERTON.

Duties

You will prepare non-routine legal assistance documents (e.g. ,immigration and naturalization paperwork, divorce paperwork, small claims court filings) and other legal assistance materials requiring legal research and analysis for attorneys. You will prepare client-specific correspondence, case summaries, briefs, memoranda of law or other legal materials requiring independent legal research and analysis. You will interview clients to obtain and verify information. You will Proof write products to ensure correct assembly, format, and grammar. You will establish office procedures to ensure all facets of legal assistance operations are completed efficiently and within timelines established. You will establish office procedures to maximize office efficiency. You will maintain databases of legal points of contact for area military commands and track frequency of contact with them. You will maintain a database of command naturalization points of contact You will organize legal services site visits to command locations to ensure service members are prepared with appropriate legal documents and knowledge in advance of deployment. You will provide weekly reports to all attorneys regarding any upcoming site visits.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following duties: (1) Preparing non-routine legal assistance documents (e.g., immigration and naturalization paperwork, divorce paperwork, small claims court filings) and other legal assistance materials like client-specific correspondence, case summaries, briefs, memoranda of law, pleadings, motions or other legal materials requiring legal research and analysis for attorneys; (2) Evaluating correspondence, case files, or other legal documents to determine sufficiency of materials and identify needed actions by conducting investigation and information gathering to determine pertinent facts; (3) Assisting attorneys with training assigned military and civilian support staff in local law, court procedures, legal research, documentation preparation, case management and office procedures by providing initial, refresher, and ongoing on-the-job training on Legal Assistance laws and procedures, database input and management, correspondence, customer service; (4) Preparing periodic and ad hoc reports by gathering data from databases, personnel, and monitoring department activities; (5) Managing the Outreach Program i.e., gives in-house pre-deployment briefs, coordinating in house and site visit presentations, and / or delivering formal / informal presentations / training regarding legal or administrative procedures; and (6) Assisting clients with immigration and naturalization matters. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

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., if related

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

Contacts

• Address RLSO NW BREMERTON 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]