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PARALEGAL SPECIALIST (RECENT GRADUATE)
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Job Description
Summary
This entry-level paralegal role at the Consumer Product Safety Commission involves helping investigate hazardous products, manage legal documents, and support enforcement actions like recalls and hearings.
It's perfect for recent college graduates with a strong GPA who are interested in consumer safety and public service, offering hands-on experience in a government agency.
The job is part of a program that matches your education to real agency needs while building skills in case work and litigation support.
Key Requirements
- Final cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
- Recent graduate (within 2 years) from a qualifying educational program, including associates, bachelors, masters, or vocational/technical degrees/certificates
- Current students may apply up to 90 days before graduation
- Veterans have up to 6 years post-degree due to military service
- Interest in consumer product safety and public sector work
- Ability to handle case development, document review, evidence summarization, and data analysis
- Support for administrative hearings, including preparing exhibits and managing documents
Full Job Description
Join the team! This position is located in the Division of Enforcement & Litigation, Office of Compliance and Field Operations.
The Office identifies & investigates potentially hazardous products; enforces mandatory standards & regulations; negotiates voluntary recalls, other corrective actions & civil penalties; conducts administrative litigation to obtain mandatory recalls; and assists in the drafting & review of rules and regulations affecting CPSC's compliance and enforcement authority.
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements to participate in this program: You must have a final cumulative Grade Point Average of at least a 3.0.
Current Students may apply up to 90 days prior to their graduation date.
Recent graduates who have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying technical education program including: associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution or a qualifying career program which may include Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Job Corps, Climate Corps, AmeriCorps, and Peace Corps.
Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have as much as six years after degree completion to apply. May submit unofficial transcript(s).
Official transcript(s) will be required, if applicant is selected for a position. Major Duties:
The CPSC is seeking recent graduates under the Pathways Program. This position will be assigned to one of the branches in the Enforcement & Litigation Division.
This opportunity provides the candidate with a desire to work in the consumer product safety field and/or public sector and assignments are designed to complement the graduates educational field while meeting the expressed needs of the agency and CPSC organizations.
The incumbent will be responsible for completing the following: Case development, including reviewing and summarizing documents, developing and summarizing evidence, and analyzing data; Document management, including providing docket support and assisting in document collection, filing, and production; Sample collection and tracking; Support in preparing for Commission briefings and administrative hearings, including preparing charts, graphs, tables, and other exhibits, and document management and other support during briefings and hearings.
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