Paralegal Specialist, CG-950-12

This position is located in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and serves as a paralegal specialist to managers, attorneys, and support staff within the OEEO in connection with FDIC legal matters such as hearings, appeals, litigation, advisory services, regulations, and/or policy formulation. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Duties

• Performs a variety of specialized paralegal duties, including document handling, legal research and factual analysis of a complex nature, complaint support functions, statistical and data analysis, and other duties in support of the mission of OEEO.
• Analyzes legal cases and documents, statutes, regulations, and other legal sources for precedential or analogous information and/or argument.
• Reviews citations of a variety of legal authorities and confirms whether the cited authority supports the stated proposition; conforms often complex legal citations to Bluebook system of citation and court rules; Locates and retrieves copies of cited cases and other legal authorities from various digital sources.
• Develops and/or maintains workload tracking and evaluation systems and supporting data for pending cases and actions; establishes case filing criteria, methods, and historical records information; prepares evaluative analysis of data and/or statistical information about workload as requested.
• Drafts a variety of correspondence, memoranda, and discovery and legal documents; independently creates interrogatories and document requests in accordance with an identified investigation plan.

Salary

• $97,157 - $202,652/year

Conditions of Employment

• Registration with the Selective Service.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.
• Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 11-grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing legal support for hearings, litigation, or appeals; conducting legal research, gathering facts, and retrieving information; drafting legal documents, reports, and other correspondence; and using electronic databases or a case management system to track or manipulate data.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Other Information

DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS EXPECTED TO APPLY, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE ON THE DAY THE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED, OR ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week.

Required Documents

If you are applying under any special hiring authority you MUST submit proof of eligibility with your application. Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status.

How to Apply

To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.

Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or point of contact listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.