Legal Administrative Specialist (Lead)

Summary

This position is located in the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Executive Office for Immigration Review, U. S. Department of Justice. This position leads appellate case processing before the Board of Immigration Appeals by assigning and monitoring work, reviewing records, analyzing legal issues and workflows, and supporting timely, accurate adjudication. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance.

Duties

The duties and responsibilities for a Legal Administrative Specialist (Lead), GS-0901-11 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Leading administrative appellate case processing by assigning work, setting deadlines, monitoring progress, coaching staff, and reporting team accomplishments and training needs. Establishing and adjusting short-term priorities, schedules work, allocates resources, and coordinates with management to support efficient program operations. Analyzing case processing workflows, program operations, legislation, regulations, and technology changes to identify problems and recommend operational improvements. Reviewing signed Board decisions, circulation sheets, and case dockets for accuracy, initiates corrective action, and ensures timely movement of cases through the processing team. Verifying case data and official records, including legal citations, decisions, names, and identification numbers, to maintain data integrity and quality control. Evaluating case files and legal documents for completeness, deficiencies, litigation requirements, patterns, and trends, and determines appropriate processing actions. Conducting legal and historical research, statistical analysis, and records searches to obtain information needed for attorney review and case adjudication.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Legal Administrative Specialist (Lead) position, you must meet the following time in grade requirements and minimum qualifications: TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-9 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information). AND Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks, full-time) of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (or comparable experience outside the Federal service), performing 3 or more of the following duties: Coordinating legal or administrative casework by setting priorities, tracking deadlines, and resolving routine workload issues; Reviewing case files and supporting documents to verify accuracy, completeness, party information, and required documentation; Analyzing workflows, policies, procedures, and processing trends to identify problems and recommend operational improvements; and Conducting legal research to identify applicable laws, regulations, and precedents and support appropriate case actions. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience) Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.