Legal Instruments Examiner

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, GS-0963). GS-8: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include critical thinking skills, the ability to work with a team, research skills, oral communication, development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), land/parcel examination or recordation of title involving laws and regulations dealing with the lands and resources, understanding of legal terminology, experience that provided a familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, etc.. GS-7: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include familiarity with legal land descriptions, critical thinking skills, the ability to work with a team, writing reports, research skills, oral communication, land/parcel examination or recordation of title involving laws and regulations dealing with the lands and resources, understanding of legal terminology, experience that provided a familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, etc. GS-6: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-5 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include familiarity with legal land descriptions, understanding of legal terminology, the ability to work with a team, managing case files, research skills, attention to detail, land/parcel examination or recordation of title involving laws and regulations dealing with the lands and resources, understanding of legal terminology, experience that provided a familiarity with real property laws and legal land descriptions, land titles, tract maps, and legal documents, or other experience that involved explanation, application, or interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, etc. GS-5: One (1) year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-4 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include following well- established standard operating procedures to complete transactions, work well in a team, have a track record of being conscientious with data entry, multitask with multiple competing priorities and have and enjoy basic research to problem solve an issue. OR EDUCATION: 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.) Specialized Experience – Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REAL ESTATE EXPENSES UNDER THE CONTRACTOR-PROVIDED HOME SALE CONTRACT.