Legal Assistant - Direct Hire

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

To qualify for the GS-5: Applicants must meet at least one of the qualifications below:

• At least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-4 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes utilizing knowledge of processes, procedures, and practices that support legal activities; Applying laws, rules or regulations and written guidelines; Communicating orally in order to provide information, assistance, or instructions to members of the general public or their representatives; Performing administrative and clerical processes using a computer; Writing correspondence in response to inquiries and drafting a variety of other written products.
• Completed four (4) full years of education above high school level leading to a bachelor's degree.
• Have less than the amount of education or experience as described above; however, when combined, their education and experience total 100% of the requirements.
• NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate claimed education. You will not be considered if a transcript is not provided with your application.

To qualify for the GS-6: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-5 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: researching, interpreting and applying complex laws, regulations and written guidelines (e.g., Federal, State or County laws); reviewing legal or medical documents for accuracy in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; communicating orally and in writing with people from different socioeconomic backgrounds to provide advice/guidance on case processing procedures, program policies, benefits, and other program related matters; managing large volumes of work and prioritizing workloads; performing administrative and clerical processes using a computer and other automated management systems to retrieve data, prepare reports, monitor cases, and write correspondence.

To qualify for the GS-7: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-6 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: researching, interpreting and applying complex laws, regulations and written guidelines (e.g., Federal, State or County laws); reviewing legal or medical documents for accuracy in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; communicating orally and in writing with people from different socioeconomic backgrounds to provide advice/guidance on case processing procedures, program policies, benefits, and other program related matters; managing large volumes of work and prioritizing workloads; performing administrative and clerical processes using a computer and other automated management systems to retrieve data, prepare reports, monitor cases, and write correspondence; experience requesting and reviewing documentary medical evidence to be used in legal proceedings.

NOTE: Your resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as they relate to this position. Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position. Describe duties you perform (not just knowledge, skills and abilities) as they relate to the specialized experience required for this position. Be clear, accurate and specific when describing your experience; e.g., list all positions separately, include full start and stop dates for each position, your work schedule (number of hours per week), your grade (if your position is federal) and a comprehensive description of the relevant duties you performed in each position.

This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. Please submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and/or education needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration.