Legal Instruments Examiner

For GS-5: You must possess one (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-4 obtained in either the public or private sector. This experience must include:

• Experience working with legal documents and processing requirements involving a variety of lands and minerals actions.
• Ability to communicate in writing and verbally.
• Experience with the function and operation of computers and associated software.
• Experience with general office procedures, e.g., filing, answering telephones, and maintaining records.

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four (4) years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.)

For GS-6: You must possess one (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-5 obtained in either the public or private sector. This experience must include:

• Experience working with legal land descriptions, land status records, filing systems, and the terms and lay language associated with prospecting and mining of minerals.
• Ability to read and abstract information from a variety of legal documents such as lease offers, applications, leases, assignments, and relinquishments to determine land status.
• Experience working with office automation systems, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, case recordation, and other business systems.

For GS-7: You must possess one (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-6 obtained in either the public or private sector. This experience must include:

• Knowledge of the content, purpose and legal requirements of lands and minerals records and the docket control system and the practices, techniques, procedures and mechanics for operation of the system.
• Experience working with an automated database system, including the ability to input and query data and produce reports.
• Experience working with land adjudication and the processing of all types of land and mineral transactions, including the review, processing and routing of files and documents.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Physical Demands: Work is performed primarily while sitting or standing. Walking, bending, stooping, and stretching are necessary when working with the files. There is occasional lifting and carrying of boxes. Eye strain and fatigue may be encountered when operating a computer terminal. The work also calls for the exercise of a high level of concentration.

Work Environment: Work is performed in an interior open space office setting involving normal everyday risks and discomforts associated with working in an artificially lighted, climate-controlled area.