SummaryAs a Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, you will support the U.S. Attorney's Office by providing oversight and advisory services to the NV District's legal support team. Typical work assignments will include:
- Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets goals and priorities, and prepares schedules for completes on work;
- Provides technical advice and assistance to resolve problems referred by staff;
- Identifies ways to improve production and increase the quality of the work of the unit;
- Evaluates current office systems on the legal support side of the office and proposes new or alternative procedures to improve the effectiveness of work methods;
- Independently researches and analyzes a variety of specific legal and factual questions including new and complex areas needed by attorney supervisors, division chiefs and/or upper management;
- Serves as the principal legal support advisor and subject matter expert to executive staff for legal administrative matters and/or issues.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
RequirementsConditions of employment- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
- You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
- If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
- If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
- Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
- You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
QualificationsGS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level.
Specialized experience can be defined as experience providing supervision to a legal support staff and assigning work projects and establishing deadlines; administrative and technical legal support to attorneys, and managing complex litigation support functions and large-scale data management; managing and analyzing case materials and documents; assessing litigation support resource needs; and managing voluminous litigation evidence across various media formats for efficient retrieval for courtroom presentations.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
EducationNo education requirement.
Additional informationPayment of relocation expenses may be authorized.
The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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