Job opening: Paralegal Specialist
Salary: $55 924 - 72 703 per year
Published at: Jul 10 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Due to the high number of applications we anticipate for the vacancy, this announcement will close the day we receive 200 applications or after 5 days - whichever comes first. Regardless of the number of applications it will be open for a minimum of two days.
The incumbent will be responsible for applying laws and regulations of the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Duties
Screening and controlling case files.
Determining validity of acceptability of case files court order.
Reviewing files to ensure proper completeness of record, timeliness of the filing, and determining whether immediate action is needed.
Examining case files; determine which statutes apply and the time limitations.
Processing case; studying, analyzing, and conducting detailed analysis and determine if further evidentiary documentation or legal actions is needed.
Responding to inquiries concerning the work and providing explanations of the features and requirements.
Qualifications
Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic 1 year developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government. At the successful conclusion of this program, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a Federal career or career-conditional position.
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification AND Eligibility requirements as noted below.
Minimum qualifications for the GS 7:
A) Successfully completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, AND meet one of the following provisions of Superior Academic Achievement that was gained in a curriculum related to the position: 1) Maintained a grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 3.0 or higher) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; 2) Maintained a grade-point average "B+" (a GPA of 3.5 or higher) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; 3) Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision; 4) Be a member of a national honor (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. Please submit a college transcript(s) showing your grade point average for all four years of undergraduate study, including all transferred courses. NOTE: GPA's are to be rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society.
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B) Possess one full year of graduate level study, in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. Note: You must submit a copy of your graduate transcripts with your application.
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C) Possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing ALL of the following duties:
1) Analyzing and evaluating information; AND
2) Planning, organizing, and coordinating work; AND
3) Performing general business fiscal operations practices such as accounting, bookkeeping, finance, human resource services, payroll, and/or employee benefits programs.
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D) Have a combination of education and experience to qualify at this level. To calculate your percentage of education, divide the number of graduate semester hours earned by 18. If your education is in quarter hours, convert to semester hours by multiplying the number of quarter hours earned by 2/3rds. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide the number of months of full-time experience by 12. If your experience was part-time, convert to full-time by dividing the number of hours worked per week by 40 then multiply by the number of months worked. Add the percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Note: Please submit a copy of your graduate transcripts with your application.
To meet the Recent Graduate Program Eligibility requirements, you must have obtained a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years.
ATTENTION VETERANS: A veteran, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108, who due to military service obligation, was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his or her release or discharge from active duty. In no event, however, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.
Contacts
- Address Retirement Services
1900 E St., NW
Washington, DC 20415
US
- Name: OPM Human Resources
- Phone: 202-606-9321
- Email: [email protected]
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