Paralegal Specialist

• With substantial independence, provides litigation support to agency counsel by assisting with investigations, conducting document review and management, conducting research, preparing comprehensive written analysis and drafting for attorney review.
• Coordinates agency's efforts to address complex disputes and appeals before the EEOC, MSPB, FLRA, FSIP, OSC, agency grievance processes, and federal courts by providing comprehensive technical and logistical support.
• Maintains case-tracking systems to ensure full compliance with filing deadlines and statutory procedures.
• Summarizes witness interviews, depositions, and meetings; interprets, develops, and synthesizes complex technical data and supporting material.
• Participates in all phases of discovery including identifying discovery needs, drafting requests, and reviewing materials for responsiveness and privilege in coordination with agency counsel.
• Assists the Senior Agency Ethics Counselor in administering the ethics program in matters involving employee standards of conduct and ethics. Manages annual influx of financial disclosure reports and ethics training requirements.
• Preserves and catalogs legal opinions and historical records, coordinates office technology tools, and collaborates across paralegal networks.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes reviewing and evaluating incoming legal documents and communications to determine appropriate action; compiling and organizing relevant documents into an administrative record; compiling and organizing relevant documents into an administrative record; performing investigations and discovery to obtain pertinent evidence, conducting substantive legal research using digital legal databases to analyze disputed issues of fact and law; and experience preparing and drafting a variety of legal documents and correspondence for review and adoption of trial attorneys. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).