Legal Administrative Specialist - Environmental Enforcement Section

Offices, Boards and Divisions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environmental Enforcement Section of the Energy and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a qualified candidate to manage databases related to environmental debt collection cases and perform related legal functions.

Qualified applicants will have experience interpreting environmental litigation documents, proficiency with the Case Management System, and the ability to extract and summarize requested information.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience interpreting legal documents initiating and concluding environmental cases in litigation.
• Experience with the Case Management System, recording data, interpreting and reviewing the data to assure accuracy and completeness, and extracting relevant data in response to information requests.

Responsibilities

• Perform database management related to debt collection cases and other legal functions for the Environmental Enforcement Section.
• Ensure data accuracy and completeness and respond to information requests from stakeholders.

Skills

Interpreting legal documents

Case Management System

Tools

Case Management System

Job description

This position is located in the Environmental Enforcement Section, Energy and Natural Resources Division. The Section is responsible for bringing civil judicial actions under federal laws enacted to protect public health and the environment from pollution, such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Superfund law. The incumbent will perform database management associated with debt collection cases and other legal functions for the Section.

To qualify for GS-12: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-11 Federal grade level or above 1) interpreting legal documents that initiate and conclude environmental cases in litigation; and (2) working with the Case Management System, recording all required information into the database, interpreting and reviewing the data to assure its accuracy and completeness, and extracting the relevant data from the database in response to requests for information. 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 skill and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time in Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements (one year at the next lower grade) by the closing date of announcement. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement if you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements. Please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.