You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST of NVRECRUITNGCMD.

Duties

You will deliver justifications to other attorneys to assist with preparing for hearings and other adjudications. You will draft briefs or other written documents to advise attorneys on legal research. You will administer legal research in the areas of civilian law or employment law. You will analyze problems and procedures to recommend solutions. You will answer questions regarding legal issues and processes to provide guidance.

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

GS-12 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applies basic knowledge and skills to perform paralegal assignments; 2) Utilizes fact-finding and issue spotting, interpreting regulations and policies in order to draft legal documents; 3) Performs recurring assignments that fall within established precedents using legal principles and concepts, legal research methods, and data analysis techniques; and 4) Applies rules and regulations related to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act. GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applies law, rules and regulations involving litigation or litigation support, or administrative law to provide research or paralegal support; 2) Utilizes various laws, principles, concepts, and methods of legal research, to include automated legal research systems and legal reference sources to perform complex level research; 3) Performs legal research into legislative history, precedents, decisions, and opinions that may be applicable to identifying and locating relevant facts and preparing analyses of finding; and 4) Applies rules and regulations related to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act. 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Or
I have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Or
I have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ Or
I have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent


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

Contacts

• Address NVRECRUITNGCMD NRC Millington Millington, TN 38054 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]