Docketing Technician (OA)

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 38,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys- seeks qualified candidates for clerical and administrative support positions at the GS-5 to GS-7 levels in Las Vegas, NV. Duties include filing, data entry, preparing documents, and assisting with docketing and case tracking within a federal legal office.

Applicants should be prepared to demonstrate accurate data handling, familiarity with legal documents, and the ability to work under Merit Staffing procedures.

Qualifications

• GS-5 requires 1 year specialized experience, or four years of education beyond high school, or a combination.
• Specialized experience includes clerical duties, filing, data entry, and responding to inquiries.
• GS-6 requires one year of specialized experience at GS-5 level, including legal data handling and document review.
• GS-7 requires one year of specialized experience in docketing, case tracking, and legal reporting.

Responsibilities

• Inputting, updating and researching using legal sources to obtain and verify information.
• Reviewing legal documents for errors and completeness of information.
• Using automated software to produce documents, correspondence and legal reports.

Skills

Clerical support

Data entry

Legal research

Document proofreading

Docketing basics

Education

Post-high school education

Tools

Automated software for document production

Job description

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

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-NV-13026474-MS.

GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below.

Specialized experience is defined as performing clerical and administrative support duties such as filing completed documents, typing and formatting forms and correspondence; routing and receiving incoming mail; responding to inquiries; electronic filing and data entry into database systems.

• Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience (as defined above) and post-high school education may be used to meet the total experience requirements for the GS-5 grade level. Only post-high school education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the qualification requirements. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level.

Specialized experience is defined as inputting, updating and researching using legal sources to obtain and/or verify information, reviewing legal documents such as pleadings, subpoenas, complaints motions, orders and answers for errors and completeness of accurate information, using automated software to produce documents, correspondence, legal related reports and related materials.

GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in performing docketing functions and developing legal reports by case tracking and record-keeping systems for a law or legal office or the equivalent.

Specialized experience is defined as maintaining and extracting data from automated databases and systems from initial referral to final disposition and case file closure, researching legal references and case files for missing information, reviewing reports utilizing legal support processes and court proceedings in identifying and correcting errors, producing complex reports and documents, and determining when a case may be closed out of the system and reviewing case files to ensure all information is correct.

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/