Paralegal Specialist

You will serve as a Paralegal Specialist of RLSO SE JACKSONVILLE.Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying advanced knowledge of legal principles and concepts, and skill in interpreting a body of laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or precedents. Examples of specialized experience may include: 1) Preparing forms, standard legal documents, and routine correspondence; 2) Conducting investigations and information gathering, such as interviewing law enforcement and potential witnesses, to determine pertinent facts; 3) Acting as a court reporter and maintaining appropriate recording logs; 4) Delivering presentations/trainings regarding legal or administrative procedures.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
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: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree.
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Successfully completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
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Successfully completed an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
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A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.Employment Type: FULL_TIME