PARALEGAL SPECIALIST

Commander, Navy Installations Command; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commander Navy Region Hawaii is seeking a Paralegal Specialist at the GS-07 level to support legal matters within the region.

The role focuses on fact-finding, legal research, and preparing briefs and advisory opinions, with duties including responding to FOIA and PA requests and summarizing statutes and investigations as directed.

Qualifications

• Experience performing fact-finding and problem analysis related to legal matters.
• Proficient in legal research and using reference sources to support legal assistance.
• Ability to analyze both facts and law to prepare digests of case decisions and draft briefs.
• Experience summarizing statutes and reviewing investigations as directed.
• Ability to present legal information clearly and respond to FOIA/PA requests.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fact-finding and problem analysis to interpret regulations and policies related to legal matters.
• Perform legal research and reference work to support legal assistance.
• Analyze issues of fact and law to prepare briefs, advisory opinions, or findings.
• Summarize substantive information on statutes and review investigations as directed.
• Communicate effectively, preparing materials for region use and responding to FOIA/PA requests.

Skills

Fact-finding

Legal research

Analysis of facts and law

Drafting briefs/advisory opinions

Verbal/written communication

Job description

You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST at the COMMANDER NAVY REGION HAWAII. Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1. Conducting fact-finding and problem analysis in order to problem solve, and interpret regulations and policies related to legal matters;


2. Carrying out the proper principles, concepts, and methods of legal research and reference sources in order to provide legal assistance;


3. Applying legal techniques and skills necessary to analyze both issues of fact and issues of law to prepare digests of case decisions, evaluate the applicability of precedents, and draft briefs, advisory opinions, or findings;


4. Analyzing and summarizing substantive information on statutes, legal subjects, and reviewing investigations as directed by command;


5. Applying verbal and written communication methods to effectively present legal information, prepare various materials for region use, and respond to FOIA and PA requests. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0900/paralegal-specialist-series-0950/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.