You will serve as a LEGAL ASSISTANT (COURT)(OA) in the REGION LEGAL SERVICE OFC MID-ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will monitor and annotate events for all assigned digitally recorded general and special courts-martial and other legal or quasi-legal proceedings while proceedings occur. You will prepare a verbatim or summarized transcript of proceedings, as appropriate, for recordings delineated above. You will accurately prepare and distribute all post-trial paperwork, to include Statements of Trial Results for convening authorities, and confinement orders for accused sentenced to confinement. You will maintain complete post-trial court files in orderly fashion for future reference. You will attend weekly court-docketing meeting where the military judges, trial counsel, and defense counsel review the scheduled courts-martial. You will collate, assemble, and certify a complete and accurate record of trial for proceedings in accordance with established timelines and post-trial processing 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 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 equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-06) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: 1) Capturing recordings of all verbal and nonverbal descriptions of court proceedings using digital court reporting equipment; 2) Preparing, proofreading, or editing trial exhibits and an accurate verbatim or summarized transcript of court proceedings; 3) Maintaining or destroying post-trial court files with regard to established policies and procedures; 4) Ensuring proper supplies and equipment are present in the courtroom and arranging for seating plans and name tags for court-martial members, attorneys and military judges; 5) Keeping a calendar and informing others of deadlines and other important dates; and similar clerical support work within an organization. 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

Contacts

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