Supervisory Paralegal Specialist

Summary

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is unique in the size and the scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital. On the local side, AUSAs assigned to the Superior Court Division prosecute cases ranging from misdemeanors to homicides. On the federal side, AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division prosecute federal crimes.

The Civil Division further defends the United States in civil suits brought in the District of Columbia.

Duties

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If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for supervising team leaders, providing advice to management officials and participating in the development and promulgation of policy and procedural manuals, including development and maintenance of guidelines and systems for staff in the Major Crimes section of the Superior Court Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

Typical work assignments will include:

• Planning work to be accomplished by support employees in subordinate units.
• Setting/adjusting short-term priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work.
• Preparing individual work plans, performance standards, and performance evaluations for subordinate staff.
• Interviewing and recommending candidates for subordinate positions.
• Supervising legal research to determine issues and case worthiness.
• Supervising coordination of evidence for presentation in court, discovery process, and preparation regarding responses to pre-trial motions, subpoenas and stipulations.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• If selected, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.
• Time-in-Grade:
  Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To be found qualified at the GS-13 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

Specialized

Experience:

is defined as experience that has equipped you with the competencies in applying knowledge of laws, court and/or administrative decisions and interpretation of rules, regulations, policies, and procedural requirements needed to perform the job duties. Examples of such experience are: performing case management involving criminal litigation; preparing, reviewing and approving legal documents and briefs; reviewing incoming documents and determining need for preparation of legal documents;

utilizing automation support hardware and software to automate legal and office support functions; performing data retrieval from legal and administrative subject-matter databases; locating, logging, indexing, filing and retrieving materials to develop discovery and exhibit lists.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

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As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://.

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