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.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for leading and overseeing the activities of the support staff personnel assigned. Duties also include providing legal support work to the Chiefs, Branch Chiefs and Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in the Criminal and Civil Division. Typical work assignments will include: - Planning, organizing, and directing the activities of assigned staff, holding employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. - Approving leave schedule assuring adequate coverage for peak workloads any traditional holiday vacation time. - Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas. - Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation. - Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents. - Reviewing legal documents and/or reports prepared by other staff members. - Assembling and organizing files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository. -Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases. -Tracking filing, hearing, and trials dates, and scheduling conference and interviews. -Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications. -Preparing hearing and trial documents accurately and in proper format. -Developing, updating, and maintaining forms and policies. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• 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.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
• 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.

Qualifications

GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-8 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing administrative and technical guidance to employees; Planning, organizing, reviewing and directing the activities of staff; performing complex legal support work relating to the examination, preparation and processing of legal documents and materials; Providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation; Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents; Preparing other documents accurately and in proper format; developing, updating and maintaining forms and policies. Producing a variety of written documents and materials using a wide range of office software applications; Independently researching, evaluating, and coordinating information to establish facts and issues of specific cases; giving advice, counsel and instruction on work and administrative matters. To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.) 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Eastern District of Texas 550 Fannin Street Suite 1250 Beaumont, TX 77701 US
• Name: Kelly Holland
• Phone: (903) 510-9352
• Email: [email protected]