• Job Description

  Req#: 763292000
  About the Position:
  The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas is seeking Paralegal Specialists to join a fast-paced office that provides direct support to DoDEA Americas leadership. The DoDEA Americas OGC office's portfolio includes labor & employment law, special education law, ethics, FOIA and administrative law matters. This position is located in Peachtree City, Georgia
  
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Maintains case and workload management systems.
  • Drafts responses for the action attorney’s review.
  • Organizes litigation case files into a current and coherent system.
  • Identifies legal precedents including laws and Executive Orders, as well as current government-wide and DoD regulations.
  • Determine the appropriate records and data needed and the best approach to obtain the records/data.
  • Analyzes information from a wide variety of legal periodicals.
  • Prepares litigation calendars and organizes logistical arrangements for conducting witness interviews.
  • Monitors status of pending legal, administrative, and other actions to ensure timely disposition by the action attorney.
  • Prepares in final form a variety of internal and external correspondence.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
  • Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • One year trial or probationary period may be required.
  • Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
  • This position requires a Tier 1 (T1) investigation.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Who May Apply: U.S. 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.
  
  Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; preparing administrative records and other court-related documents; inputting litigation related transactions such as litigation holds into automated systems; conducting legal research and evaluating legal documents for formatting and supportive evidence. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-09).
  
  Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

• 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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