• Job Description

  Req#: 783925300
  The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote competition by enforcing the antitrust laws to protect economic freedom and opportunity on behalf of the American people. The Division has an opening for Legal Administrative Specialists to join its Washington, D.C. teams and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to protect the competitive process.
  
  Are you ready to contribute to matters of national importance that promote a competitive and productive American economy?
  
  Duties
  
  
  The Antitrust Division is seeking to fill multiple Legal Administrative Specialist positions to join legal teams in its Washington, D.C. office. The purpose of the Legal Administrative Specialist position is to provide administrative and legal support to the supervisors and employees of the assigned team. The responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Specialized experience is experience that has provided the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position as described above, and that is typically in or related to this position being filled.
  
  To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level, applicants must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-7 in the federal service that includes at least 3 of the following 4 duties:
  • Experience managing the administrative functions for a team, including at least 4 of the following duties: travel administration, document management, timekeeping, scheduling, correspondence management, invoice management, records management, performance management, training coordination, office supply management, using automated systems to log and track data, and managing team office space allocation;
  • Experience managing multiple simultaneous assignments and effectively managing time to meet established deadlines;
  • Experience maintaining legal files, including the filing of all motions, pleadings, and correspondence in major cases;
  • Experience searching files and assembling relevant materials to assist attorneys in answering complex correspondence.
  To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-9 in the federal service that includes at least 3 of the following 5 duties:
  • Experience managing the administrative functions for a team, including at least 6 of the following duties: travel administration, document management, timekeeping, scheduling, correspondence management, invoice management, records management, performance management, training coordination, office supply management, using automated systems to log and track data, and managing team office space allocation;
  • Experience preparing routine legal correspondence such as the transmittal of pleadings, requests for extensions of time, advising of actions taken or required, developments in referred cases, notices to attorneys representing defendants, and other legal management matters;
  • Experience managing multiple simultaneous assignments and effectively managing time to meet established deadlines both for individually assigned tasks and tasks assigned to a team;
  • Experience making well-informed decisions by carefully examining the implications and possible consequences of a particular course of action, effectively weighing alternatives, and proactively identifying solutions;
  • Experience bringing attention to detail to work as demonstrated by focusing on all aspects of a task or project and ensuring that they are completed accurately and thoroughly.
  To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, applicantsmust possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service that includes at least 5 of the following 6 duties:
  • Experience managing the administrative functions for a team, including at least 8 of the following duties: travel administration, document management, timekeeping, scheduling, correspondence management, invoice management, records management, performance management, training coordination, office supply management, using automated systems to log and track data, and managing team office space allocation;
  • Experience organizing documents, materials and writing synopses for use by attorneys;
  • Experience preparing and organizing trial exhibits, including items such as the preparation of charts and reports, and the coordination of photographic exhibits;
  • Experience drafting reports or memoranda for use by attorneys in the preparation of opinions, briefs, or other legal documents, utilizing knowledge of source materials, the law library, and various types of references;
  • Experience providing support to and assisting attorneys or paralegals in legal areas such as responding to inquiries from courts, client agencies, fact, or expert witnesses;
  • Experience bringing attention to detail to work as demonstrated by focusing on all aspects of a task or project and ensuring that they are completed accurately and thoroughly.
  Please note: Additional selections may be made from this announcement.
  
  YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the "Required Documents" section for important notes about what information you must include in your resume!

• About the company

  The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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