Supervisory Paralegal Specialist

3 weeks ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Supervising paralegal staff; assigning and reviewing work; providing advice and guidance to paralegal staff as they assist attorneys on litigation matters including discovery, court filings, and preparing for trials and other court proceedings.
  • Providing advice and assistance to paralegal staff on assigned worked and advising on how to prioritize work and balance deadlines.
  • Developing and updating training materials for paralegals.
  • Serving as a liaison between paralegals, attorneys, legal assistants, and managers.
  • Serving as a paralegal on assigned cases.
  • Providing legal and technical support on cases by using document management tools to manage document collections and produce presentations for hearings, trials, and litigation.

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment
    • You must be a U.S. citizen or national.
    • You must complete a background investigation to include pre-employment drug testing.
    • Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
    • You must complete or have completed a one-year supervisory probationary period.
    • You must maintain a bank account for direct deposit of salary.
    • Supervisory probationary period required if not already completed.

      Qualifications

      To qualify for GS-12 : You must have at least one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-11 Federal grade level or above providing a variety of analytical paralegal and legal support work that demonstrates a practical knowledge of law; the litigation process; and applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

      Examples of specialized experience may include the following: verifying the accuracy and format of legal citations in briefs and other documents; conducting legal research using on-line legal databases such as Westlaw and Lexis; drafting, proof-reading, and editing legal documents; creating and maintaining large databases of case-related materials; conducting privilege reviews; summarizing trial and deposition transcripts; and providing support at trials and other court proceedings.

      Experience in complex litigation, including motion practice, records, and court hearings is highly desirable. Experience supervising paralegals or employees is also desirable, but not required.

      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 skill and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

      Time in Grade : Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements (one year at the next lower grade) by the closing date of announcement.

      YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement if you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements. Please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

      Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

      To preview questions, please click here: .

      Education

      There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level.

      Additional information

      Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The Career Transition Assistance Program provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in DOJ with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

      If you have received written notification of your eligibility for consideration under CTAP, you may receive special priority consideration for this position, if this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility and you are well-qualified for the position. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

      Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: .

      Benefits: DOJ offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Please review the link below for an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees.

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