Paralegal Specialist

GS-11 – SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS – A qualified candidate’s online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting three of the following four statements: 1. Collecting requested information utilizing Nexis/Lexis. 2. Assisting with administration of employee compliance tracking. 3. reviewing contract terms/conditions for accuracy/legal sufficiency. 4. Inputting data into databases including preparing productivity and utilization reports. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED OR LL.M., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED OR COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED GS-12 – SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS – A qualified candidate’s online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following: 1. Researching legal information utilizing Nexis/Lexis. 2. Implementing ethics and conflict of interest policies and regulations for an organization’s employees. 3. Conducting legal research/factual investigation regarding information requested including the laws, regulations, and legal precedents. 4. Drafting complete/actionable contractual instruments. “Experience” refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered “well qualified” you must (1) meet all of the requirements as described in this section; and 2) be rated “well-qualified”, which is defined as scoring in the in Well Qualified category (or higher). You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position is part of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management – National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy. As a Paralegal Specialist, you will serve as a technical specialist in providing legal analysis, and advisory support to the legal staff of the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC). With responsibility for planning, coordinating, controlling the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act programs, and administration of ethics and financial disclosure requirements.