Docketing Technician

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice is seeking a Docketing Technician to support the United States Attorneys' Offices in Tyler, Texas. The role focuses on clerical and data-entry tasks, maintaining accurate docket and case-tracking records, and producing documents and reports with high accuracy.

Qualified applicants will have at least one year of specialized experience, and a bachelor's degree or higher to meet education requirements.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in clerical/administrative support duties.
• Experience entering data into electronic file and case-tracking systems.
• Ability to sort and retrieve data to produce documents and reports.
• Experience updating databases to record status changes in docketed items.
• Assist with conducting periodic file reviews.
• Locate and correct data entry errors.
• Filing completed documents in appropriate locations.
• Respond to inquiries in a timely, professional manner.
• Typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintain filing systems.

Skills

Clerical duties

Administrative support

Data entry

Case tracking

Data sorting

Report generation

Database updating

Filing and records management

Inquiry response

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

This announcement is open to current or former federal employees and specific hiring authorities.

For more information on Department of Justice and United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

Additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced under Merit Staffing via announcement 26-TXE-13048706-MS. 1 Position to be filled in Tyler, TX

To qualify for the position of Docketing Technician, at GS-0303-5, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below.

GS-5:

To be qualified at the GS-5 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 in Federal Service.

Specialized experience

• performing various clerical/administrative support duties
• performing the entry of data into the electronic file and case tracking systems
• sorting and retrieving data to produce documents and reports
• updating databases and systems to record status changes in all items docketed
• assisting with conducting periodic file reviews
• locating and correcting data entry errors
• filing completed documents in appropriate locations
• responding to inquiries
• typing and formatting correspondence and forms, maintaining filing systems

Education

Four years of education above high school leading to a bachelor's degree in any field is the equivalent for the specialized experience. One year of full-time study is defined as 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) or the equivalent or 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for 36 weeks in business, secretarial or technical school.

Combination of Education and Experience

Combination of specialized experience and education as described above, where when combined equal 100% of the requirements. To qualify based on a combination, college education must be in excess of 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year). One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

You MUST meet all qualification requirements by the 09/14/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

After you submit your application, you will receive notification indicated whether or not the USA Hire assessment is required. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 09/14/2026 to complete the assessment which is part of your application.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the 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 proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

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/.