LEGAL ASSISTANT

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Management Positions, GS-0986). GS-4: I have at least 1 year of full-time general experience* or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS- 3 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include general experience which is progressively responsible for clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position, OR EDUCATION: 2 years of successfully completed education above the high school level. GS-5: I have at least 1 year of full-time specialized experience** or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-4 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector), This experience must include the following activities: initiate and compose standardized legal documents routinely needed for specific legal actions; accept service of legal documents, review them for correct form and timeliness, and annotate case files and status records to reflect receipt and due date for response or other required actions; process legal instruments by checking them for required information, determining if any treatment such as simple computations is necessary, and routing the assembled material to a technical expert for examination; establish, maintain, and close case files or systems of legal records; annotate indices and status records; compile workload and status reports, and locate and abstract data from files and records, OR EDUCATION: 4 years of successfully completed education above the high school level. *GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. **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 work of the position to be filled. 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 NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.