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 serve as the primary legal assistant responsible for directly and independently supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) in the Violent Crimes and Gangs Section of the office. Typical work assignments will include: Provide complex-technical support to AUSAs focusing on violent crimes, Project Safe Neighborhoods and penalty eligible cases; Serve as the primary-technical contact for the Violent Crimes and Gangs section, acts as liaison in providing information and assistance to federal investigative agents; Prepare a wide variety of legal documents, correspondence and reports in accordance with requirements of the case or as requested by the Deputy Chief of the Violent Crimes and Gangs Section; Conduct research in a legal specialty area using various legal and non-legal databases and websites; Receive visitors and telephone callers; and Furnish requested information concerning pending and closed matters and cases, functions and general procedures of the office. As your training and experience progress, your responsibilities and assignments will increase and become more complex.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• 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.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• 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.

Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-08 level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-07 grade level, in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing knowledge of legal processes and procedures in a specialized area of law, performing difficult and complex support assignments in legal cases of violent crimes, providing technical guidance to lower graded support staff, performing research for assigned cases, compiling and indexing bibliographies of source material and verifying citations and statutory references contained in briefs and legal documents, and processing cases and legal matters in an assigned legal specialty and using automated software to produce legal related reports and documents. 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.) Please include a cover letter expressing your interest in the position. 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

Education is not a substitute for specialized experience at the GS-8 grade level.

Contacts

• Address District of Puerto Rico 350 Carlos Chardon Avenue Torre Chardon, Suite 1201 San Juan, PR 00918 US
• Name: Vivian Cruz
• Phone: 7872821858
• Email: [email protected]