You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST within RLSO SE JACKSONVILLE.

Duties

You will analyze and evaluate matters arising from various legislative acts. You will draft installation barment and driving privilege suspension correspondence, including preparing appeal packages for review and action. You will assist attorneys in training assigned military and civilian support staff in local law, court procedures, legal research, documentation preparation, case management and office procedures. You will deliver formal and informal presentations/training regarding legal or administrative procedures to appropriate audiences.

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 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Examining and evaluating requests for information under FOIA and the Privacy Act and making determinations if documents or portions of documents are able to be released and under what authorities. 2) Demonstrating experience as a Privacy Program Manager or Coordinator. 3) Preparing and reviewing case files, evidence, and other military justice documents. 4) Conducting independent legal research and preparing legal opinions on matters of military justice, administrative law, ethics, Freedom of Information and Privacy Act matters. 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 general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

have completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

OR

possess an LL.M., if related

OR

a combination of graduate education and experience as described above that equates to one year of experience

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

Contacts

• Address RLSO SE JACKSONVILLE PO Box 116 Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]