- Position Title
- LAND LAW EXAMINER
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- AKDE-21-10951055-AV Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, November 30, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications for Land Law Examiner, GS-0965-09.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the requirements for Land Law Examiner, GS-0965-09. Please select one response from the choices below. Please read all responses prior to making your selection.
Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Use an official casefile docketing system to retrieve files.
3.
Prepare an official public record/casefile.
4.
Apply laws, regulations, or governmental policies to mineral or land law issues or authorizations.
5.
Review and audit casefiles.
6.
Review casefiles for determinations on lands being conveyed to the State or Native corporations.
7.
Audit and review casefiles for refunds through a Collections and Billings System.
Quality Assurance - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools of quality assurance and quality control used to ensure a product fulfills functional requirements and standards.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Analyze, interpret, and enter data related to land descriptions to ensure the validity and reliability of information recorded.
9.
Prepare an excel spreadsheet used to show and track title abstracts.
10.
Work with others to prepare maps and metadata.
11.
Use Microsoft Word to prepare letters, notices and/or decisions.
Decision Making - Makes sound, well informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
12.
Compose letters, reports, notices, and/or memoranda in final form to internal and/or external customers.
13.
Research and compile data to communicate a formal decision orally.
14.
Research and compile data to communicate a formal decision in writing.
15.
Provide data for written policy statements and guidance.
16.
Provide answers to the public regarding confusing or conflicting laws, regulations, policies and legal decisions.
17.
Provide information regarding the status of mining claims on public lands.
18.
Explain technical issues to a variety of individuals from within and outside the program.
19.
Exchange information in one-on-one situations with others outside of the immediate work group.
20.
Handle customer complaints or problems.
21.
Propose new procedures or processes.
22.
Coordinate with others on projects or tasks.
23.
Elicit necessary information from others who are uncooperative or uninterested.
24.
Handle difficult or uncomfortable situations tactfully.
25.
Work with others from diverse backgrounds and across all levels.
Reading - Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
26.
Adjudicate applications and cases involving various laws and regulations dealing with land and minerals resources.
27.
Abstract the title for quit claim deeds.
28.
Apply laws, regulations, or governmental policies to mineral, land law issues, or
authorizations.
authorizations.
29.
Examine cases involving energy or non-energy applications and permits, leases, and permits for land or resource use.
30.
Search and interpret land status records, master title plats, survey plats, etc.
31.
Answer inquiries from the public regarding program laws and regulations.
32.
Search statutes, case laws, public land orders, solicitor's opinions, regulations, and/or policies.
33.
Research Secretarial Orders, Executive Orders, Public Land Orders, Statutes, State Law,
Interior Land Decisions and/or Land Status Records.
Interior Land Decisions and/or Land Status Records.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
34.
I have a satisfactory or better rating on my last performance appraisal.
35.
I have listed the incentive awards I have received during the last two years.
36.
Your rating is subject to verification based on the application materials that you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. A deliberate attempt to falsify information on your application materials is grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment. Please choose the appropriate response below: