Legal Administrative Specialist

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To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below:
Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service. Specialized experience maintaining document review databases to perform quality control; preparing a variety of legal documents for office use; searching databases and electronic files for information.
• Education: Successful completion of one (1) full year of progressively higher level graduate education (18 semester hours or the number of units your school uses to describe one graduate year of academic study) in related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Law, IT) leading to a Master s degree OR completed Bachelor s degree with superior academic achievement. Superior academic achievement is as follows: standing in the upper third of your graduating class or major subdivision OR membership in one of the national scholastic honor Societies;
  
  OR Grade Point Average. Applicants must have a grade point average of: (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
• Combining
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. (Only graduate education in excess of one full year is creditable.)

To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below:
Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as providing advice to legal staff on the use of legal automation requirements and systems capabilities; assisting attorneys in organizing case information for efficient retrieval through automated means such as scanning, indexing, and controlling of documents into a database; creates and maintains a variety of reports.
• Education: one of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Law, IT):
  Master s or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
• Combining
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. (Only graduate education in excess of one full year is creditable.)

To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below:
Specialized Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing the following types of duties: providing a variety of legal work which demonstrates a practical knowledge of law, the litigation and judicial process; recommending automated support methods for trials; using automated resources and technology for the development, presentation, and litigation of federal cases;
  
  preparing discovery and digital exhibits for trial; assisting attorneys in reviewing and filing of motions, pleadings, subpoenas, legal briefs, and pre-trial documents; and knowledge of legal terminology.
• Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g. Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Law, IT):
  Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related. Education must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
• Combining
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  A combination of specialized experience as described in A and education as described in B which when…