Paralegal Specialist

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Education Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related.

Graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR Experience You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

Experience which demonstrates the knowledge of sentencing statutes and sentence computation methods and application of sentencing law and administration.

Experience involving the development of factual, substantive evidence used in the determination of claims, and the identification and interpretation of pertinent case law, regulation and policy in preparing litigation reports.

Experience researching legal issues utilizing the standard legal referencing system of case precedent, statutory law and administrative regulations.

Experience demonstrating extensive knowledge of Bureau organization, regulations, and policy concerning the Administrative Remedy Program and rapidly changing policy issuances regarding the administration of federal penal institutions.

OR A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

The position is located at the Designation and Sentence Computation Center (DSCC) in Grand Prairie, Texas.

The purpose of the this position is to perform legal research while selecting, assembling, summarizing and compiling substantive information by the use of statutes, regulations, and Department of Justice Orders (DOJ) in the preparation of draft response to

legal eligibility requests for early release determination for participation in an inmate drug abuse treatment program, and

Tort Claims.

Assists in the preparation for litigation, analyzes facts, recommends possible courses of action, drafts or examines legal documents relative to the Bureau's activities, interprets statutes, rules, regulations and new legislation, and performs other functions related to the overall operation of the DSCC legal Office.