About the Position: Serves as the administrative and legal assistant to AMLC-APG senior leaders, including the Chief Counsel, an SES-level executive, Deputy Chief Counsel, Military Deputy/ Staff Judge Advocate, and Legal Administrator, as well as all AMLC-APG attorneys and paraprofessionals, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (APG).

Duties

Serves as the administrative and legal assistant to AMLC-APG senior leaders, as well as all AMLC-APG attorneys and paraprofessionals. Independently performs administrative matters, to include receiving and screening incoming information through electronic mail, phone calls, or written correspondence. Drafts, prepares, reviews, and tracks legal correspondence, memorandums, briefings and presentations, and executive notes. Assists and advises attorney action officers on all procedural and administrative aspects of staff actions. Assists and advises AMLC-APG employees with DTS travel orders and vouchers. Automated Time and Attendance Production System (ATAAPS) Timekeeper: performing end-of-pay period checks to ensure automated timecards are completed accurately. Alternate Security Officer: ensuring all employees are issued security access badges during onboarding and all badges are turned in during out-processing. Government Purchase Cardholder: purchasing goods or services in accordance with established Department policy, procurement regulations, and individual internal office procedures. Perform legal research including researching legal reference files for specific information such as pertinent Federal and State statutes, cases, briefs, opinions and other points of legal significance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance, or access, for duration of employment.
• This position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 (1) Performing legal administrative and clerical processes to include preparing and/or reviewing documents (e.g., legal and administrative documents); 2) Interpreting legal rules, regulations, or written guidelines to assist in reviewing administrative actions to include reviewing documents for accuracy in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; 3) Utilize office management software systems 4) Maintaining legal file systems; and obtaining needed information from files or general reference sources. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service NK-03(GS-10). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailClericalLegal, Government and JurisprudenceTechnical Competence

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 GN-W4GVAA HQ COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk