Senior Legal Admin Specialist - Immigration Case Oversight

Citizenship and Immigration Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking a Lead Legal Administrative Specialist to provide administrative oversight to a team and serve as a senior analyst on mission and administrative programs requiring a wide range of analytical methods.

The position requires meeting the GS-11 qualifications, with experience in program file reviews, inquiries, and reporting related to immigration cases. Direct Hire Authority applies for critical DHS hiring needs.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09.
• Alternatively, a doctoral degree or three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in any field.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position include immigration case processing and eligibility determinations.

Responsibilities

• Conducting program file reviews and determining appropriate actions or deadlines.
• Monitoring, tracking, or responding to inquiries in accordance with established procedures and timelines.
• Preparing documentation or reports related to immigration cases.
• Communicating immigration eligibility determinations to customers.

Skills

Administrative oversight

Analytical methods

Team supervision

Customer communication

Education

Graduate education equivalent (PhD or LLM)

Job description

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking a Lead Legal Administrative Specialist to provide administrative oversight to a team and serve as a senior analyst on mission and administrative programs requiring a wide range of analytical methods.

The position requires meeting the GS-11 qualifications, with experience in program file reviews, inquiries, and reporting related to immigration cases. Direct Hire Authority applies for critical DHS hiring needs.