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.

Salary

$82,764 - $107,590/year

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship required
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.
Financial disclosure statement may be required.
Bargaining Unit Position: no
Drug Screening Required: no
Research Position: no

QualificationsApplicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as noted below.

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.

Documenting Experience:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.EducationIf you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
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.
*Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
*It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account at https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link, and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

If you are unable to apply online, please contact the Mid-Atlantic Services Branch at NORFOLKMAIL@OPM.GOV for more information.

Reasonable Accommodation: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please see Agency Contact Information for whom to contact for more info. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. You must contact the HR contact on the vacancy announcement at least three business days before the closing date of this announcement to receive assistance.
For more information on disability employment, please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/

Benefits

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