- Position Title
- Paralegal Specialist
- Agency
- Offices, Boards and Divisions
- Announcement Number
- OLP-24-12412879-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, May 10, 2024 to Friday, May 24, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Justice?
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of this vacancy; AND,
- You are applying to a position that is at (or below) the grade level of the position from which you were (or will) be separated from; AND,
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were (or will be) separated from; AND,
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful, or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
3.
Are you an employee that was involuntarily separated from another agency due to a reduction-in-force (RIF)?
The Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is an inter-agency program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (not their current or former agency), by giving these employees selection priority over other applicants from outside the agency.
You may be eligible for ICTAP if:
- You're a current federal employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced employee—you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF).
- The agency you're applying to is accepting applications from outside of their workforce.
- The job you're applying to is in the local commuting area.
- You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job you're applying for.
For example, if you work for the Department of Defense and receive a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, you can apply for a competitive service job in the local commuting area at the Department of Justice.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President with or without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A noncareer SES appointee serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Conditions of Employment
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment and/or conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of these requirements and conditions.
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For this position, you must be able to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. Do you accept this condition?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Paralegal Specialist, GS-0950-07/09/11, position with Department of Justice. Your resume and responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
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Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Paralegal Specialist work at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
2.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Paralegal Specialist work at the GS-09 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
3.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Paralegal Specialist work at the GS-11 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Reviews, prepares, update, and process documents related to the policy process.
5.
Collects and interprets data from legal and non-legal reference material.
6.
Assist with the processing and tracking of policy documents and communications, deconflict component comments, and perform other tasks integral to the policy process.
7.
Support with coordinates and participates in the planning, design, and development of organization website.
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Assist attorneys in the review and preparation of policy work on a wide range of legal issues relevant to the Department's work, including efforts to reduce violent crime, protect our national security, prevent and combat discrimination, advance equity, advance an effective immigration system, and enforce the rule of law, as well as other policy issues as assigned.
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Drafts and edits standard legal documents, reports, and correspondence.
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Assist with preparing replies to correspondence researching specific problems.
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Assist with preparing the proposed reply with organizational unit responsible for area of law involved.
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Apply knowledge of basic legal principles and concepts to interpret a body of law, regulations, or legal precedents.
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Research source materials such as, policy memoranda, advisory opinions, or previous memoranda, for a specific legal subject.
14.
Assist and conducts simple legal research.
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Collects information associated with statutes, regulations, legislation, judicial decisions, and administrative actions.
16.
Aid in searches for and summarizes relevant articles in trade magazines, law reviews, published studies, regulations, statutes, financial reports, and other similar materials for use of attorneys in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents.
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Support preparing digests of selected decisions and opinions, which incorporate legal references and analyses of precedents, involved in areas of well-defined and settled points of law.
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Verifies citations and legal references in prepared legal documents.
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Your responses to the announcement and assessment questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.