Paralegal Specialist Security Clearance

Position: PARALEGAL SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
POSITION OVERVIEW This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze. Current FBI employees are ineligible to apply if serving under the same conditions as that for which is advertised, including:
* Appointing organization (FBI)
* Type of position (full-time, part-time, etc.)
* Same or higher grade
* Duty location (city or state)
* Type of appointment (permanent, temporary, etc.) Job Opening: 62979 Opening Date:
January 13, 2026 Closing Date:
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 pm (ET) Job Title Paralegal Specialist-Forfeiture Full Performance Level GS-12 Division Washington Field Office - Northern Virginia Resident Agency Location Manassas, VA Working Hours May vary depending on the needs of the Division. Job Type Full Time/Permanent Who May Apply All U.S. Citizens Number of Positions Available 1 Questions Email:
Salary GS- 9: $70,623.00 - $91,815.00 GS-11: $85,447.00 - $ Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. KEY REQUIREMENTS
* Must be a U.S. citizen
* Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
* Some travel may be required
* Selectee will be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) MAJOR DUTIES
* Performs assignments involving the analysis, evaluation, and development of forfeiture cases and assists in case preparation for litigation and in the execution of search warrants.
* Determines the identity of persons requiring legal notice and obtains supporting documents and records.
* Prepares documents relating to seized property and initiates action to accomplish the seizure, forfeiture, and disposition of property, as well as follow-up correspondence.
* Coordinates disposition of property with various levels/agencies and ensures accounting of costs and classification of expenses.
* Drafts subpoenas when necessary to obtain documents, records, or testimony; prepares search/seizure warrants and affidavits to include identifying assets that can be seized and items of evidentiary value on the forfeiture portion of the investigation.
* Appears in court as a witness to testify concerning civil/criminal forfeiture actions.
* Reviews information in case files to identify potentially forfeitable assets in accordance with prospective guidelines and appropriate titles of forfeiture law. QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared against your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.

Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process. The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.

Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies.

Competencies:

* Communication
* Analytic Thinking
* Governance and Legal Jurisprudence
* Initiative
* Problem Solving/Judgement Specialized Experience (SE) GS-9:
Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-7 level. SE is defined as follows:
* Processed administrative claims and other litigation matters.
* Researched various legal and regulatory sources in order to evaluate routine requests.
* Analyzed case information to identify relevant issues related to administrative claims, civil or criminal complaints and/or litigation.
* Prepared documents relating to seized property.
* Orally communicated to obtain additional information and/or evidence. GS-11:
Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
* Analyzed, evaluated, and developed a variety of complex forfeiture cases.
* Assisted in forfeiture case preparation for litigation.
* Performed extensive title searches to determine true ownership of real property.
* Prepared written recommendations regarding forfeiture matters.
* Orally communicated the substance of cases with others involved in proceeding with forfeiture matters. Education All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows: GS-9:
Applicant must have a 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…