About the Position: Serves as a Legal Assistant (Office Automation) GS-0986-06 position located at the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE) Fort Moore, GA.

Duties

Assist individuals in developing needed evidence, preparing required documents and resolving errors, delays or other problems in obtaining benefits or fulfilling obligations. Provide information to clients on rights, benefits, privileges or obligations under various laws, judicial decisions, regulations and policies by explaining legal provisions, regulated and administrative practices. Prepare legal and non-legal documentation for clients to be reviewed by attorney.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• The work of this position may require the employee to work irregular hours in support of trial times and witness availability, etc.
• Work may require working alternate or flexible work schedules in conjunction with courts martial.
• Some overtime work, night work, weekend work, and Holiday work may be required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel 5% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 experience with 1) researching, reviewing and preparing legal documents as well as non-legal memoranda for completeness of information; 2) preparing/managing records of non-judicial punishment in accordance with governing regulations; 3) investigate a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). 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.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address EA-APF-W6NFAA USA MANEUVER COE DO NOT MAIL Fort Moore, GA 31905 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk