Paralegal Specialist

Summary

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Duties

• •If selected at the GS-09 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
• •Provide cross-functional support to diverse teams and practice areas, adapting quickly to shifting organizational needs and priorities.
• •Conduct research, gathering, and analysis of complex information to support project development and decision-making processes.
• •Engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including internal teams, external partners, and industry professionals.
• •Manage and optimize information and records systems, maintaining both digital and physical organizational structures in compliance with standards.
• •Draft and prepare clear, accurate written communications, including detailed memoranda, reports, and administrative documentation.
• •Design and deliver professional materials, such as presentations, spreadsheets, and briefings, to support executive-level communication.
• •Deliver end-to-end administrative and operational support, ensuring workspace efficiency and successful project execution.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Paralegal Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-09: Provide expert administrative and clerical support within a professional legal office, ensuring seamless daily operations and efficient workspace management. Conduct targeted legal research of applicable authorities to analyze complex issues and draft detailed, policy-compliant legal and administrative memoranda. Oversee comprehensive records management processes, utilizing advanced skills in organizing, indexing, filing, retrieving, and disposing of physical and digital records. GS-11: Manage legal office operations by providing expert administrative and clerical support that kept daily workflows running smoothly and efficiently. Organize advanced records management systems, using high-level skills to handle the precise filing, indexing, and secure retrieval of vital physical and digital files. Lead targeted legal research and analysis, drafting clear, policy-compliant memoranda. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: GS-09: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-09 and GS-11 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-09 and GS-11. 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 skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.