LEGAL ASSISTANT (OFFICE AUTOMATION)

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The primary purpose of this position is to to provide legal assistance, administrative and office automation services to support the military and civilian attorneys and other legal specialists assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, for Clerical and Administrative Positions SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service which includes a knowledge of the organization responsibilities, priorities, policies, and programs and a knowledge of an extensive body of legal rules and procedures, including both federal and state laws to process unusually difficult and complicated legal support assignments, a knowledge of interrelated and nonstandard complex legal support services and terminology to assist the legal staff and provide legal support services to clients, and a knowledge of guidelines, precedent case actions, legal research techniques, and the programs of the organization, equal to that acquired through extended work experience or training , to assist the legal staff in locating and identifying precedent cases, legal citations, and statutory references FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-06 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of rules, procedures, policies, and programs of the office of the Staff Judge Advocate to perform the procedural and administrative work of the organization such as preparing and editing legal documents and administrative correspondence, maintaining files and records, and assembling information for various legal; documents and reports; knowledge of legal services and terminology in the area of claims , civil law, military justice, legal assistance, and legal research techniques; and knowledge of grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and required legal formats and directives regarding preparation of written communications to produce legal and administrative documents and communications 2.

Knowledge office functions to screen telephone calls and visitors, prepare and review correspondence, and perform other administrative work of the organization 3.

Knowledge of word processing automation software functions to support office operations and produce a variety of textual documents, such as letters, reports, memos, and form letters 4.

Skill in typing; a qualified typist is required 5. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in wrting 6.

Ability to interpret and apply regulatoruy and procedural requirements to perocess unusally difficult and complicated transactions PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Provides legal assistance support for Staff Judge Advocate and other staff attorneys. Provides legal assistance and guidance to clients.

Composes powers of attorney, determining type required for the situation, and counsel client on use and legal consequences under supervision of attorney Reviews and prepares incoming and outgoing administrative correspondence, reports, and messages Performs other administrative and clerical duties in support of the Office of the Staff Jusdge Advocate.

Uses varied and advanced functions of word processing software to crate, frmat, modify, edit and print a varity of letters, reports memos,and other textual documents