Supervisory Legal Assistant

Summary

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys’ Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

• As the Supervisory Legal Assistant (Office Automation) in the Criminal Division, you will be responsible for directly and independently supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) by providing a wide variety of technical assistance services.
• You will also be responsible for supervising the legal assistants and ensuring that the work assignments of the Criminal Division are accomplished.
• This position will be filled in either the Fresno or Bakersfield branch offices.
• Duties include (but are not limited to): Provides a variety of direct legal support assistance services to serviced AUSA staff.
• Examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents which are characteristically voluminous and complex in format.
• Supervises the Legal Assistants in the unit.
• Distributes work, monitors status of work in progress and ensures uniform high quality of work product.
• Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes:
• Required: Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process).
• Required: Your resume cannot exceed two pages
• You will be deemed ineligible and receive no further consideration if your resume exceeds two pages
• See USAJOBS for formatting requirements.
• Include relevant employment history as outlined below for each job: Official position title (if Federal, include series/grade), Employer name and contact information, Start and end dates (for full consideration you must include month, day, and year), Indicate full-time or number of hours worked per week if part-time, and
• A list of duties performed and accomplishments.
• 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).
• 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.
• Required if you are a current or former Federal employee: a recent copy of an SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing title, series, grade, and full performance level (FPL); AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.
• Please note your SF-50 must include your FPL in the remark section (e.g., appointment, reassignment, promotion actions), pay adjustments and awards do not include this information so they are not acceptable.
• Required, if applicable: CTAP/ICTAP documentation (a copy of a separation notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notification of
• Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty location; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.
• If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you must submit documentation to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form found at: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire
• Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
• If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political
• Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office by providing a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following
• Information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A,
• Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and Beginning and ending dates of appointment.