You will serve as a Legal Assistant (OA) in the Office of Commanding Officer, Code 100821 of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY.

Duties

You will be responsible for preparing and transmitting correspondence on behalf of the intellectual property attorneys. You will aid in maintaining the case folders and intellectual property computer databases of the office. You will obtain copies of drawings and assure that executed applications, amendments, appeals, petitions, documents and letters are complete and properly assembled and filled in accordance with the Navy. You will answer telephone inquiries, schedule meetings, distribute mail, and log and distribute publication request to attorneys. You will research, interpret, and apply a variety of rules and regulations.

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
• 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 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.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.

Qualifications

This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-01/04 grade level or pay band (NC-01) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following duties: (1) Preparing and transmitting correspondence on behalf of the intellectual property attorneys; 2.) Preparing legal memoranda, patent applications, patent prosecution documents and necessary oaths; 3.) Obtaining copies of drawings and assuring that executed applications, amendments, appeals, petitions, documents and letters are complete; 4.) Preparing information release paperwork for inventors to route their patent applications; and 5.) Answering telephone inquiries, scheduling meetings, distributing mail, and logging publication request to attorneys. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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:

4 years above high school(except Reporting Stenographer)

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

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]