PARALEGAL SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as a Paralegal Specialist of OSTC. Responsibilities You will proof written products as required to ensure correct assembly, format, and grammar. You will prepare command brochures, handouts, Web-Page contents, news briefs, and presentation briefings. You will maintain electronic and hard copy office files and ensures appropriate retention and destruction of files. You will provide notarial service essential to administer oaths for affidavits and other legal documents. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-11: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Ensuring office compliance with evidence collection, storage, and logs, in accordance with applicable policy, procedures, laws and regulations; 2) Managing case file archives in accordance with applicable policy and regulation; 3) Verifying accurate data entry and document upload into applicable case management systems; 4) Coordinating, gathering data, and delivering formal responses and required ad-hoc and routine reports in response to requests for information from higher authority; 5) Assisting attorneys in ensuring 100% compliance of Victim Witness Assistance Program (VWAP) requirements; 6) Reviewing court-martial docket and updates attorneys on case deadlines. GS-12: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Preparing litigation and court-martial support documents (e.g. pleadings, motions, Article 62 appeals, direct and cross examination questions) requiring complex independent legal research, analysis, and factual understanding of specific cases; 2) Preparing assigned cases in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, precedents, policies, office practices and established procedures. 3) Logging and managing discovery and fully understands trial counsel discovery obligations; 4) Proofing charge sheets, written requests, court-martial filings, and correspondence to ensure correct assembly, format, and grammar; (5) Examining correspondence, pleadings and other legal documents to verify factual and legal content; (6) Reviewing accused, victim, and witness service records for relevance and completeness; (7) Evaluating correspondence, case files, pleadings or other legal documents to determine sufficiency of materials and to identify needed actions. (8) Interviewing victims and witnesses to obtain and verify information and prepare for trial; (9) Conducting investigation and information gathering to determine pertinent facts; (10) Accompanies attorneys during hearings and litigation and assists in the organization of witness testimony, presentation of evidence, and required research. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. 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. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

Created: 2026-03-23