This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of General Counsel in Washington, DC. The incumbent serves as the Paralegal Specialist for OGC Headquarters with responsibility for analyzing the legal impact of legislative developments, administrative and judicial decisions, opinions, determinations and rulings on agency programs.

Duties

Drafts correspondence and provides background information to assist in responding to Congressional inquiries, government officials, lenders, law firms, and borrowers; accesses files and databases, and conducts searches in a variety of legal and non-legal databases. Conducts research of legislation, regulations, and precedent for complex cases, such as those requiring research of statutory, regulatory, court and/or administrative precedents, and other legal opinion or documentary materials. Examines, evaluates and proposes responses to Freedom of Information requests and Privacy Act issues. Prepares for OGC management briefings and reports on a variety of administrative and technical legal issues. Utilizes computer programs and software to accomplish the work of the office; utilizes databases to store and retrieve data and produce reports.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must successfully complete a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

GS-0950-13: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following tasks: performing advanced legal research; checking and verifying legal citations; assisting attorney in preparation for litigation; drafting documents and reports connected with agency programs and policies; drafting legal documents and answers to interrogatories, as well as other discovery requests;prepare responses to FOIA requests. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Paralegal Specialist Series 0950 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Selective Placement Factors: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified. Candidate requires experience in managing and navigating databases in Relativity. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 12/06/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of General Counsel 409 3rd Street SW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Conor Ryan
• Email: [email protected]