Docketing Technician (Office Automation)

US Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys in Chicago seeks a qualified administrative support specialist at the GS-5/6/7 level.

The role focuses on clerical duties, data entry into electronic file and case tracking systems, and assisting with file reviews and document processing to support legal operations. Candidates should meet education/experience requirements, including post-high school education and demonstrated typing skills, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes clerical and administrative support duties.
• Typing and formatting correspondence and forms.
• Maintaining filing systems and responding to inquiries.

Skills

Data entry

Typing 40 WPM

Filing & records

Attention to detail

Education

Four years of education above high school

Education beyond first 60 semester hours creditable

Tools

Automated software

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-ILN-13099224-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.

Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

Specialized experience is defined as performing clerical and administrative support duties such as performing the entry of data into the electronic file and case tracking systems; 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.

GS-06

To be eligible at the GS-06 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level. Specialized experience is defined as performing inputting, updating and extracting of legal data; researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; reviews reports to identify recurring errors; identifies errors of documents or case records; assists with conducting periodic case certification reviews; and produces reports from information within the database; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials reviewing.

GS-07

To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level. Specialized experience is defined as using advanced automation techniques to extract legal data from automated databases; utilizes legal support processes and court proceedings to review reports and identify recurring errors; conducts periodic case certification reviews; utilizing knowledge of legal terminology, litigation processes and court proceedings to properly docket and identify errors in either input of documents or in the computer record; recommending revision of office procedures to improve the docketing and case management function; assisting with training new employees on the system.

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.)

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/.