Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services)

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U. S. Department of Justice.

The Legal Administrative Specialist provides a range of legal support functions to include review and processing of documents, maintenance of case files, and coordination of proceedings for master calendar hearings.

This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance.

In order to qualify for the Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services) 0901 -09 position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized work experience, at the GS-7 or equivalent level performing the following duties: Assisting with processing court related actions during court proceedings by generating, pulling, organizing, assembling, and providing required case files; Processing legal correspondence and legal documents; and Providing assistance in processing inquiries, legal notices, calendaring processes and procedures.

(Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.) OR Education: You must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or LL.B.

or J.D., that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

(You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Must have a combination of experience and education which totals 100% of the necessary experience and education needed to qualify for this position.

(Only graduate education beyond one year, i.e., 18 semester hours, may be combined with experience under this provision.) NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.

In order to qualify for the Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services) 0901 -11 position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Processing court related actions during court proceedings by generating, pulling, organizing, assembling, cross-referencing and providing required case files; Analyzing and evaluating administrative legal cases for hearings; Providing assistance in processing inquiries, legal notices, calendaring processes and procedures; and Processing motions, petitions, and other legal documentation.

(Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.) OR Education: Must have successfully completed a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.(You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Must have a combination of experience and education which totals 100% of the necessary experience and education needed to qualify for this position.

(Only graduate education beyond one year, i.e., 18 semester hours, may be combined with experience under this provision.) NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.

(Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience if you select this option) Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Major Duties:

• As a Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services) GS- 0901-9/11, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: Organizing case files for Master Calendar Hearings; Generating, assembling and providing required case files to the Immigration Judge; Providing assistance with processing inquiries, legal notices and calendaring processes and procedures; Processing legal correspondence and legal documents; Processing motions, petitions, and other legal documentation; Preparing reports and maintain/edit case related data and information using an automated information system.