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 assistant in the Organized Crime & Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) area of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico. Typical work assignments will include: Performing difficult and complex support assignments in the area of OCDETF. Inputting drug-related activity and criminal investigation information from case documents into the OCDETF MIS database. Tracking OCDETF cases on a district-wide basis from opening through closing, including cases with fugitives. Performing legal research on assigned cases. Compiling, organizing and indexing various discovery and evidentiary exhibits for trial. 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.
• 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

GS-8: To be eligible at the GS-8 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience: Specialized experience is defined as experience examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents; providing assistance to attorneys in trial preparation; composing original letters that require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology; drafting memoranda and correspondence; conducting document searching; establishing and maintaining files, producing a variety of written documents using a wide range of office software applications. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the Federal service and could have been gained in the federal, public, or private sector. 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: Patricia Torres
• Phone: 787-282-1829
• Email: [email protected]