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Job opening: Legal Assistant (OA)

Salary: $49 726 - 64 645 per year
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: The incumbent performs a variety of clerical, technical and administrative support work for the U.S Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) Brigade Judge Advocate Office. Duties include processing recruiter impropriety cases as well as other administrative, military justice, and legal assistance matters.

Duties

Utilizes office policies and procedures to effectively perform administrative duties. Tracks legal cases concerning improper recruiting practices and adverse personnel actions. Prepare information for distribution/use by higher level Brigade Command. Monitors progress of legal cases/actions throughout the Brigade. Conduct follow-ups to ensure timely movement on legal actions. Review actions to ensure regulatory compliance. Composes routine correspondence on behalf of the Command Judge Advocate Office. Reviewing outgoing correspondence for grammatical accuracy.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Must obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
  • Must be a qualified typist; able to type at a minimum 40 hours per minute.
  • Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) required up to 10%.

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 WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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 utilizing legal sources to prepare documents; retrieving information from an automated system; and reviewing legal documents for accuracy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-6) OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to this position. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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) by 18. Add the two percentages. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Manages and Organizes InformationTechnical CompetenceWriting 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-06).

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

  • Address BR-W06UAA US ARMY ACCESSIONS COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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