You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in NAVFAC SOUTHWEST.

Duties

You will perform substantive legal research requiring detailed knowledge of a diverse combination of military justice, government policies, federal regulations, state, and federal statutes. You will analyze and summarize substantive information on legal instruments for dissemination throughout the Strike Group and to share with peer organizations and higher headquarters. You will train and mentor the staff on legal issues and be the expert on various areas of administrative law. You will assemble, summarize, and compile substantive information using a comprehensive understanding of statutes, regulations, department orders, legal instruments, and other legal reference material. You will serve as the primary point of contact for responding to and processing all allegations of sexual assault in the Strike Group. You will provide education, training, and technical support and guidance regarding all investigations convened under the Manual of the Judge Advocate General. You will conduct initial review of investigations or inquiries regarding injuries, loss of classified information, damage to government property, and a variety of other investigations. You will design and implement staff procedures for ensuring ethics reviews are conducted for all matters requiring review on the DoD Joint Ethics Regulation and other applicable federal law. You will conduct a legal review of all requests for administrative separation, ensuring compliance with legal procedure and technical requirements.

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 complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

GS-12:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. analyzing and evaluating facts and evidence; 2. applying laws, regulations, and precedents, and performing extensive legal research to recommend; 3. justify legal action for the accurate and timely completion of investigations. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC SOUTHWEST 750 Pacific Hwy San Diego, CA 92132 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]