PARALEGAL SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Paralegal Specialist in the Office NSA Naples Italy of COMMANDER NAVY REGION EUROPE.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing litigation support to attorneys in employment law matters AND Handling a wide variety of topics and knowledge of multiple subject areas of law that may include: Federal acquisition, employment/personnel, environmental, ethics and standards of conduct, Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, fiscal, administrative, real estate matters, base operations, international, and/or intellectual property AND Communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Paralegal Specialist Series 0950 You must possess a paralegal certificate from an accredited institution in law, or alternately a certification or degree in a related field, and/or equivalent work experience in the legal profession in accordance with requirements outlined in OPM qualification standards for this occupational series.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 directly to paid employment.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.

Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary.

Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy.

If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes.

Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S.

Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation. For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S.

citizenship may not be employed in the U.S. Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S.

civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship. Major Duties:

• You will provide legal support services, administrative and clerical support, and case management and litigation support.
• You will prepare correspondence, various reports, memoranda, motions, pleadings and other documents, legal research, witness interviews and preparation, and other tasks as assigned.
• You will conduct legal research on a variety of administrative legal issues and drafts documents for review by the supervising attorney.
• You will identify applicable laws, regulations, or other precedents as necessary.
• You will be familiar with applicable legal resources, procedural requirements, DoD and DON organization, policies and procedures, and the structure and functions of federal courts and administrative forums.
• You will monitor proposed legislation and other Congressional activities and furnishes appropriate research, advice, and services with respect thereto.
• You will keep aware of changes in regulations, case law, and administrative law, to include: civilian personnel employment law, laws governing information collection, and regulations pertaining to the government purchase card program.
• You will draft legal review of contract requirement packages and purchase requests, which typically addresses administrative, procurement, and/or fiscal matters.
• You will research matters that implicate multiple areas of law and policy for which there is often no clear precedent.
• You will conduct research and prepares legal documentation related to civilian personnel management, administration issues, and the full range of litigation.
• You will serve a comprehensive litigation project management function across all aspects of the litigation lifecycle.
• You will conduct initial review of subject matter details in a case file, determines the evidence needed, and proposes the best approach to gather the data to the assigned counsel.
• You will interact and coordinate directly with technical and legal staffs to evaluate and analyze evidentiary issues.
• You will properly digest, index, or otherwise filing and maintaining legal opinions, case files, and correspondence.