Legal Administrative Specialist (Risk Analyst)

The position is located in the Office of Retail Securities Services (RSS), Division of Customer Service (DCS), Customer Service Assistance Branch (CSAB), Customer Service Assistance Section 2, and is responsible for reviewing customer requests for legitimacy, approving and validating legal evidence, and communicating with the customer, or legal representative, to reconcile incomplete or conflicting information used to process claims, make a payment, or complete other securities transactions.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Specialized Experience:
For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following:
- Experience evaluating and analyzing securities to identify inconsistencies; AND
- Experience communicating identified securities risks.
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You may qualify with a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.M., if related, in an accredited college or university.
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You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
For the GS-9, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following:
- Experience researching and applying securities rules, regulations or policies to resolve problems; AND
- Experience reviewing data to record discrepancies;
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You may qualify with 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 related.
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You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.
For the GS-7 you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following:
- Experience resolving customer issues related to on-line securities transactions; AND
- Experience applying rules, regulations or policies or guidelines to support decisions.
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You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 1 full year of graduate level education.
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A bachelors degree with one of the following requirements for superior academic achievement: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
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You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-9 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-9, you must have been at the GS-7 level for 52 weeks.
For the GS-7, you must have been at the GS-5 level for 52 weeks.Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.Employment Type: FULL_TIME