Paralegal Specialist

Defense Health Agency; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency invites applications for a position in the Legal Services Agency (DLSA) at the Office of General Counsel, Fort Bragg, NC. The role involves reviewing legal case files, researching topics for attorneys, and processing case-related documents for clients in the judicial system.

Specialized experience or advanced education may qualify you for this federal role, with potential salary negotiation for new federal employees.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07: reviewing legal case files to identify inconsistencies and processing case-related documentation for clients in the judicial system, plus researching legal topics for attorneys.
• Master's degree or LL.B/J.D or two years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such degree in a field related to legal work.
• Combination of Education and Experience: total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify (transcripts required).

Responsibilities

• Review legal case files to identify inconsistencies and support attorneys with research on court decisions, rulings and other legal materials.
• Process case-related documentation for clients involved in the judicial system and assist attorneys with legal topics as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Case file review

Documentation processing

Judicial system knowledge

Education

Master's degree or LL.B/J.D in relevant field

Job description

About the Position: This position is located in the Defense Health Agency Legal Services Agency (DLSA), and the duty station is in the Office of General Counsel (OGC), at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Note: Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Leave accrual negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in: reviewing legal case files to identify inconsistencies, processing case-related documentation for clients involved in the judicial system and researching legal topics for attorneys such as court decisions, rulings and/or other legal materials.

OR

Education Substitution for Specialized Experience:

Successful completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, OR two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Paralegal Studies or Legal Studies.(NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.(NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).

Time in Grade Requirement:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).