• Job Description

  Req#: 748438900
  About the Position: This is a Legal Assistant (Office Automation) GS-0986-06 position located at the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE), Fort Moore, Ga (formally Fort Benning, GA). The MCOE is located 100 miles south of Atlanta, Georgia, and is adjacent to Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama. The geography and climate are ideal for year round military training. Public transportation and free parking are available.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Assist individuals in developing needed evidence, preparing required documents and resolving errors, delays or other problems in obtaining benefits or fulfilling obligations.
  • Provide information to clients on rights, benefits, privileges or obligations under various laws, judicial decisions, regulations and policies by explaining legal provisions, regulated and administrative practices.
  • Provide information to clients on rights, benefits, privileges or obligations under various laws, judicial decisions, regulations and policies by explaining legal provisions, regulated and administrative practices.
  • Prepare legal and non-legal documentation for clients to be reviewed by attorney.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position has been designated "Mission Essential". In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel occasionally.
  • The work of this position may require the employee to work irregular hours in support of trial times and witness availability, etc. Work may require working alternate or flexible work schedules in conjunction with courts martial.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
  • Some overtime work, night work, weekend work, and Holiday work may be required.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Who May Apply: US Citizens
  
  In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
  
  Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in researching, reviewing and preparing legal documents such as: Wills, Bills of Sale, Advance directives and Power of Attorneys as well as non-legal memoranda for completeness of information; retrieving and assembling information for hearings and/or trial use; investigate a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
  
  Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
  
  You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  
  • Conscientiousness
  • Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
  • Self-Management
  • Writing

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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