You will serve as a Paralegal Specialist in the ???????Region Legal Service Office of REGION LEGAL SERVICE OFC MID-ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will provide litigation support, legal research and other assistance to legal assistance attorneys in the areas of civil litigation and crime victims' rights in General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Circuit Court. You will assist with the management of the front desk staff in a wide range of issues to ensure competent operation of administrative procedures. You will develop and maintain internal case management system which provides monitoring of statutory deadlines. You will assist civilian attorneys in training assigned civilian support staff and legalmen in local law and court procedures, legal research, document preparation, case management and local practice. You will train new attorneys and support staff in office procedures.

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 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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) Providing litigation support, legal research, and other assistance to legal assistance attorneys; (2) Providing technical examination of legal documents and letters prepared by attorneys to ensure correctness; (3) Conducting interviews of clients and witnesses in order to provide information and legal opinion to staff attorneys; and (4) Developing and maintaining case management system. 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

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

Contacts

• Address REGION LEGAL SERVICE OFC MID-ATLANTIC 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]