PARALEGAL SPECIALIST

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1241000 and is part of the ID JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS ARMY, National Guard. THIS POSITION IS PERMANENT.

Military Grades: E-6 through E-8 THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE REPRESENTED BY THE CONTENTS OF YOUR RESUME. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words.

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GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training that demonstrates the ability to analyze the legal impact of legislative developments and administrate and judicial decisions, opinions, rulings and determinations on agency programs; conduct research for the preparation of legal opinions on matters of interest to the agency.

Practical knowledge and use of basic legal principles and concepts to interpret and apply or explain to others the application of a body of law, regulations, precedents, and practices covering one or more recurring types of legal actions encountered in an agency.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 - 1-year specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the formal and informal rules of evidence and skill necessary to evaluate the adequacy and/or admissibility of evidence, to request additional data or further investigation, when needed, or to develop narrative or graphic exhibits to support specified legal arguments and coordinate actions with other federal agencies or state and local jurisdictions that have closely related responsibilities.

Major Duties:

Provides ancillary legal work to state/territory SJA and other assigned Army National Guard (ARNG) and Air National Guard (ANG) attorneys servicing the state/territory National Guard's case load.

Conducts legal research of Federal and state/territory code, regulations, policies, procedures, case law, legal and administrative decisions and opinions, etc., and summarizes findings to aide staff attorneys in case or project resolution.

Research is performed on a variety of legal subjects which may include, but are not limited to: Federal and state/territory code, and legislative proposals or intent; military justice and status issues for Title 10 and Title 32 members; claims; labor relations; equal opportunity; administrative actions; contractual agreements; ethics; environmental concerns; law enforcement; bankruptcy; taxation; legal assistance; and a wide variety of miscellaneous legal issues.

Interviews clients and potential witnesses; collects and organizes pertinent factual and research material to build case files; and prepares and organizes exhibits.

Composes, prepares, and ensures accuracy of various legal or legislative documents. Drafts and edits non-legal memoranda, research reports and correspondence relating to cases.

Maintains case files and identifies and corrects file deficiencies or discrepancies.

Provides research, analysis, guidance, and support to administer courts-martial, non-judicial punishment, administrative boards and other legal actions and administrative processes.

Reviews procedures, timing criteria and documents relative to the administration of justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and associated state/territory code.

Performs research to identify factual and legal issues to uncover relevant information for summaries of precedent cases, interviews, testimony, depositions, and related case material for use by the attorneys.

Performs research and preparation of notes and memoranda regarding allegations and possible charges, maintains logs and files, and files motions.

Prepares and files charge sheets, disposition sheets, and other records. Maintains transcript files and exhibits.

Provides assistance to serviced units concerning the administrative preparation, coordination, and implementation of documents regarding military justice.

Manages the Preventative Law Program.

Facilitates legal training for unit readiness non­commissioned officers (NCOs) and Directorate of Manpower and Personnel (Jl) personnel, or others by request, on a variety of topics including but not limited to: the military justice system (both Federal and state/territory), inquiries and investigations, unlawful command influence, adverse administrative actions, administrative separations, the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, urinalysis testing and other issues affecting traditional guard members and NG full­time employees.

Manages the SJA portion of the state/territory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program.

Advises senior leaders and organizational managers on the suitability of various disputes for resolution through the use of ADR methodologies by promoting program awareness, as well as planning for and providing timely advice or support needed to employ ADR program interventions.

Develops, plans, or generates guidance for existing dispute processes to ensure they interface with National Guard Bureau (NGB) ADR goals.

Works to implement the most appropriate form of ADR that both meets and is able to address the needs of the disputants.

Analyses the qualifications, experience, training and subject matter expertise of neutrals and recommends the selection of specific one.

Works with managers, supervisors, and employees to prevent and resolve problems and to build constructive relationships in the work environment.

Identifies needed resources and tracks and evaluates services provided, program administration, and results.

Serves as the primary point of contact for claims.

Accepts complaint, summons, documents, or inquiries; identifies the type or purpose; screens for completeness; and identifies the action to be performed.

As required by the action, performs preliminary investigation and gathers pertinent information, researches legal and factual issues, interviews claimant, involved parties and potential witnesses and builds case files, and recommends disposition of claim.

Serves as the primary point of contact for ethical determinations. Screens requests for ethics opinions and gathers the applicable facts. Analyzes the specifics of each situation.

Conducts legal research and applies cumulative knowledge to the factual element and recommends a course of action or refers that recommendation to the SJA.

Assists the Staff Judge Advocate with implementation of the joint ethics regulatory annual reporting requirements.

Performs other duties as assigned.