Paralegal Specialist

Full Job Description

Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Specialized Experience: GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.

Specialized experience is defined as: Assisting a Paralegal in one or more of the following areas in support of legal and ethics research, or contract and civil litigation, or fiscal law or administrative law, or assisting in trial reports preparations, or assisting in special projects related to personal litigation and contract matters.

GS-12 : You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience as a Paralegal in one or more of the following areas in support of legal and ethics research; or contract and civil litigation; or fiscal law or administrative law, or trial reports preparations, or special projects related to personal litigation and contract matters.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

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

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

• The position is located in the DCAA Office of General Counsel (OGC) and reports to the Deputy General Counsel (DGC) for Audit and Contract Litigation (DGC-A) under the general supervision of the General Counsel (GC).
• Provides paralegal services in all facets of contract and civil litigation in support of Department of Defense (DOD), military departments (MILDEPs), and other executive agencies.
• Manages logistical matters and other support for depositions, teleconferences and trials, coordinating with other Federal, State and local agencies, attorneys, witnesses and experts, and briefing staff attorneys on issues.
• Serves as a primary point of contact for discovery associated with civil litigation, including contract claims and appeals, torts, regulatory appeals, and other legal actions.
• Conducts extensive, specialized, independent legal research of legal materials laws, legislative history, cases and orders (direct or primary sources), judicial and administrative precedential decisions, Federal regulations, and manuals.