Paralegal Specialist, NB-0950-IV/V

US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, DC, is seeking a Paralegal Specialist to support attorneys in the Chief Counsel's Office. The role focuses on producing thorough, professional work products and coordinating complex legal tasks.

Responsibilities include conducting legal research using statutes, regulations, case law, and agency guidance, assisting in the preparation of legal analyses and memoranda, and helping manage and maintain legal case files and deadlines to ensure

Qualifications

• One year specialized experience at NB-III/GS-7 level or equivalent.
• Experience conducting legal research using statutes, regulations, case law, agency guidance, and other legal authorities.
• Experience at NB-V: one year at NB-IV/GS-11 or related.
• To receive credit, indicate dates of employment by month/year and hours per week on resume.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys by conducting legal research to support analyses, memoranda, and case strategy.
• Manage and maintain legal case files, deadlines, and filings to support timely case management.
• Prepare thorough, professional work products in support of complex legal work.

Skills

Legal research

Case management

Education

Master's degree

JD/LL.B

Job description

As a Paralegal Specialist, you will assume responsibility for a wide range of assignments that support complex legal work performed by attorneys to ensure creation of as thorough and professional a work product as possible.

This position is located in Chief Counsel's Office headquartered in Washington, DC.

You must meet the following requirements by closing date of the announcement.

NB-IV:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-III band level or GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

• Experience assisting in conducting legal research using statutes, regulations, case law, agency guidance, and other legal authorities to support attorneys in the preparation of legal analyses, memoranda, and/or case strategy.

OR

Master's or equivalent graduate degree; 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B or JD., if related;

OR

A combination of specialized experience and graduate level education.

NB-V:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-IV band level or GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience for this position include:

• Experience conducting legal research using statutes, regulations, case law, agency guidance, and other legal authorities to support attorneys in the preparation of legal analyses, memoranda, and/or case strategy. OR
• Experience managing and maintaining legal case files and tracking deadlines, filings, discovery responses, and/or other case activities to support timely and effective case management.

The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume.