U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Duties
This position provides para-professional legal services and staff support for attorneys within one of the headquarter divisions or regional offices of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The incumbent works to ensure proper disposition of administrative claims and cases. Typical work assignments may include:
- Assist the attorney in preparation of complex matters or other legal proceedings involving the department.
- Research, prepare, and issue correspondence and memoranda in draft on matters of intermediate difficulty with review from the OGC attorneys; organized indexes and maintains litigation and administrative files, often including voluminous amounts of evidentiary materials and other legal documents.
- Review written request for legal advice and locate for review and use by the attorney precedent opinion in OGC’s computerized legal retrieval system and pertinent case law, statutes, regulations, and policies in legal research databases.
- Provide oral advice and consultation when identifying multiple and complex policy and legal issues.
Requirements Conditions of Employment
- Selective Service: Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service – http://www.sss.gov
- If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Must meet time in grade requirements.
- One year probationary period may be required.
- If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS “E-Verify” System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
GS-11: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the duties listed below:
- Organizing evidentiary materials and maintaining large litigation files;
- Utilizing bound and computerized legal research tools; and,
- Assisting attorneys with preparing legal documents.
OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
*To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Address Office of the General Counsel
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
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