PARALEGAL SPECIALIST (TITLE T5)

Air National Guard Units; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Air National Guard Units in Florida seeks a Paralegal Specialist to support legal operations within the Department of the Air Force. The role requires analyzing legislation, regulations and agency decisions to explain their legal impact.

Candidates should have experience with rules of evidence and be able to coordinate with other agencies. This is a GS-11 level federal position that may involve PCS considerations for relocation within the Florida National Guard.

Qualifications

• General experience: Demonstrates the ability to analyze the legal impact of legislative developments and administrate and judicial decisions, opinions, rulings and determinations on agency programs; conduct research for the preparation of legal opinions on matters of interest to the agency.
• Specialized experience: GS-11 must have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level in rules of evidence to evaluate admissibility of evidence, request additional data, develop exhibits, and coordinate with other agencies or jurisdictions.

Job description

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:

This position is in the Excepted Service "under the authority of?Title 5, P.L. 114-328, Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA)", and is open to US citizens interested in helping the Department of the Air Force meet our mission requirements as a Paralegal Specialist.

PCS:

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs, MAY be authorized. Authorization for payment of PCS expenses will be granted ONLY after determination is made that payment is in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.

Recruitment / Relocation

Incentive MAY be authorized. ONLY after determination is made that payment is in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.

FLNG BUS Code 8888:

This position is "excluded" and ineligible for labor organization representation.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Must have experience, education or training that demonstrates the ability to analyze the legal impact of legislative developments and administrate and judicial decisions, opinions, rulings and determinations on agency programs; conduct research for the preparation of legal opinions on matters of interest to the agency. Practical knowledge and use of basic legal principles and concepts to interpret and apply and explain to others the application of a body of law, regulations, precedents, and practices covering one or more recurring types of legal actions encountered in an agency.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS11

Must have at least 1-year specialized experience at the GS-09 level the in the formal and informal rules of evidence and skill necessary to evaluate the adequacy and/or admissibility of evidence, to request additional data or further investigation, when needed, or to develop narrative or graphic exhibits to support specified legal arguments and coordinate actions with other federal agencies or state and local jurisdictions that have closely related responsibilities.