You will serve as a LEGAL ASSISTANT (OA) in the NAVFAC Engineering systems command Northwest Business Directorate of NAVFAC NORTHWEST.

Duties

You will give general administrative office support to attorneys which includes filing, photocopying, scanning, faxing, and assembling general correspondence. You will verify citations and statutory references obtained in legal documents against original sources for accuracy and compliance with the source material. You will establish and maintain an accurate system for recording and filing all correspondence sent to or received from the Legal Department. Prepare pleadings, litigation reports, and other documents in support of litigation. You will provide scheduling and meeting support. You will initiate, track, and provides compliance reports pertaining to annual Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450 requirement as required by 5 C.F.R. § 2634.605. You will serve as a Record Custodian, Mail Clerk, Non-Defense Travel System Entry Agent, and SharePoint Online Site Administrator. Performs Timekeeper duties.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Applying for the GS 8 PositionYour resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 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) Assisting attorneys and paralegal specialists in preparing and tracking litigation holds, legal briefs and pleadings, command directives, executive summary memoranda, memoranda of agreement, and preparation of legal memoranda and correspondence; 2) Maintaining litigation case files, including filing all pleadings, correspondence, orders, motions, and discovery; 3) Preparing correspondence, reports, memos in accordance with established standards; 4) Compiling attorney and staff metrics to prepare recurring reports and special reports to higher authorities and 5) Analyzing cases, legal documents, and evidence received. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Applying for the GS 7 PositionYour resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-6 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) Preparing legal memoranda and correspondence in accordance with established standards; 2) Providing support to staff attorneys in litigation matters; 3) Maintaining case files, pleadings, correspondence, orders, motions, and discovery; and 4) Preserving legal data bases using various word processing software. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC NORTHWEST 1101 Tautog Circle Silverdale, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]