For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced under Merit Staffing procedures announcement number 24-DC-12447456-MS.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) assigned to the Criminal Division, National Security Section (NSS) and performing a variety of Supervisory paralegal support assignments relating to prosecutions and grand jury investigations for cases handled by the National Security Section. The National Security Section (NSS) works closely with virtually all federal law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Diplomatic Security Service. The Section coordinates their efforts with the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, various U.S. Embassies overseas, and our foreign counterparts in law enforcement and prosecution. The National Security Section typically works on matters in coordination with attorneys from the Department of Justice National Security Division and attorneys from the Department's Office of International Affairs. Typical work assignments will include:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
• This position requires the ability to receive and retain a SCI Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

To be found qualified at the GS-12 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized Experience: is defined as experience that has equipped you with the competencies needed to perform the job duties. Examples of such experience are: performing legal research and summarizing factual aspects of cases, analyzing reports, testimony, interviews, and files; experience with litigation process, court rules and court procedures to perform case related assignments; preparing, organizing, and maintaining a variety of substantive legal documents to include extradition requests and international requests for legal assistance; organizing, indexing, coding and cross-referencing large volumes (i.e. thousands of items) of documentary and electronic case information; reviewing case files to independently prepare and maintain a variety of trial-related documents, (e.g., discovery letters, exhibit lists, jury instructions, and trial subpoenas); knowledge of legal terminology; applying automated litigation support (ALS) software and other resources to assist attorneys with case preparation; operating trial software during court procedures to display exhibits to the court and jury; providing a variety of legal support and technical work requiring specialized knowledge of processes, procedures, and practices to support legal activities; providing litigation management support to attorneys, which includes organizing cases for court proceedings. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 level.

Contacts

• Address US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia 601 D Street NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Ann Lawrence
• Phone: (202) 252-6695
• Email: [email protected]