Legal Assistant

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. To qualify for the GS-7, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) performing a variety of clerical tasks such as answering phones, entering data in recordkeeping systems, using and maintaining a filing system, and/or distributing mail; 2) drafting and proofreading correspondence or other documents; 3) utilizing working knowledge of legal or quasi-legal processes; and 4) reviewing legal documents for completeness. (Must meet 3 of 4) To qualify for the GS-8, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience. 1) performing a variety of clerical tasks in a legal setting such as answering phones, entering data in recordkeeping systems, establishing/using/maintaining a filing system, and/or distributing mail; 2) drafting correspondence or other documents, and/or proofreading legal correspondence or other legal documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and adherence to office policy and procedures; 3) responding to inquiries regarding legal or quasi-legal processes/procedures; 4) reviewing case files and/or legal documents for completeness; and 5) using an electronic system (such as a case management system) to track work. (Must meet 4 of 5) Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM’s website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp 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 closing date of the announcement.
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