Job Listing: Legal Assistant

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 2 vacancies - Washington, DC

Join one of the best places to work in government.  The Department of Justice ranked #5 of cabinet-level agencies and the Tax Division ranked among the top 222 subagencies surveyed by the Partnership for Public Services 2007 ’Best Places to Work.’

This position is located in the Appellate Section of the Tax Division.  The office is downtown Washington, not far from the National Mall and local restaurants and eateries.  The office is accessible by public transportation, including the subway.

THIS POSITION OFFERS CAREER MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES TO QUALIFIED DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LEGAL DIVISION’S/OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Note:  If additional vacancies occur within three months from the date the list of qualified candidates is established, the list may be used to make additional selections.

Major Duties

This position is located in the Appellate Section, Tax Division, Washington, DC. The incumbent uses automated legal reference systems to conduct basic research, compile information, and verify citations. Using word processing and other programs, prepares legal documents for court filings, such as briefs, pleadings and other required forms. Initiates and composes standardized legal forms needed for specific legal actions. Reviews forms for correct format and timeliness, and annotates case files and status records to reflect receipt and due date for response or other actions required. Provides information, assistance, and guidance to callers and/or visitors. Establishes and maintains legal case files. Makes travel arrangements, prepares authorizations and vouchers.

How to Apply

You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of the announcement.

Please submit your application package to the appropriate address listed below:

By U.S. Mail:  U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Human Resources Office, Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 813, Washington, DC 20044. ATTN: Rosalind Epps

By Overnight Delivery or Certified Mail:  U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Human Resources Office, Patrick Henry Bldg., Room 10008, 601 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004.  Attn: Rosalind Epps

By Hand-Delivery:  U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Human Resources Office, Patrick Henry Bldg., Room 10008, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC  20044.

Applications mailed using government postage and/or internal federal government mail systems will not be accepted.

How to apply for the vacancy:

You may apply by submitting a Resume or an 'Optional Application for Federal Employment' (OF-612) for this vacancy announcement.  If you are submitting a resume, it should include information listed below.  Status applicants with career or career-conditional status or reinstatement eligibility must also submit a copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (Standard Form 50) showing tenure group, position title, series, grade, and promotion potential (if any).  To ensure full consideration, status applicants should submit a copy of their most current performance appraisal report (must be within 15 months from the closing date of the announcement).   Applicants unable to provide their most recent performance must provide written justification for its absence.

You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.

The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

Send only those materials needed to evaluate your application. Please do not place your application in a notebook or binder.

Your resume should include the following information:

JOB INFORMATION--Announcement number, title and grades(s) of the job for which you are applying;

PERSONAL INFORMATION--Full name, mailing address (with ZIP Code), day and evening phone numbers (with area code), social security number, country of citizenship (most Federal jobs require United States citizenship.), veterans' preference, reinstatement eligibility (SF-50 as proof of your career or career-conditional status), highest Federal civilian grade held (also give job series and dates held.);

EDUCATION–High school, name, city, and state (ZIP Code), date of diploma or GED, colleges and universities, name, city and state (ZIP Code), majors. Type and year of any degrees received (if no degree, show total credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours).

WORK EXPERIENCE--Give the following information for your paid and nonpaid work experience related to the job for which you are applying (do not send job descriptions): job title (include series and grade if Federal job), duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours per week, salary. Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS--Job-related training courses (title and year). Job-

related skills, for example, other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed. Job-related certificates and licenses (current only). Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments, for example, publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking and performance awards (Give dates but do not send documents unless requested.)

Veterans’ Preference - Veterans who are disabled or who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during certain specified time periods or in military designated campaigns are entitled to preference over non-veterans both in hiring from competitive lists of eligibles and in retention during reductions in force.  Preference does not have as its goal the placement of a veteran in every vacant Federal job, however, preference does provide a uniform method by which special consideration is given to qualified veterans seeking Federal employment.  When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on their application or resume.  To be entitled to preference, a veteran must have been discharged under honorable conditions.  If claiming 5 points, applicants must submit a DD-214.  If claiming 10-points, applicants must submit a DD-214, SF-15, along with the documentation specified on the reverse side of the SF-15 (i.e., if disabled, a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs.  All other required application materials must also be submitted.  For more information click here:  http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp

Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment - The Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA) is a special authority by which agencies may, if they wish, appoint an eligible veteran without competition.  VRA appointees are in the excepted service and are initially hired for a 2-year period after which, provided performance has been satisfactory, the appointment may be converted to the competitive service, i.e., a permanent appointment.  Conversion to a permanent appointment is not guaranteed.  Veterans selected for VRA who have less than 15 years of education must agree to participate in a training or educational program.  In order to be eligible for a VRA appointment, you must provide a DD-214 verifying eligibility.  All other required application materials must be submitted.  The VRA hiring authority is limited to positions at the GS-11 level and below.  For more information click here:  http://www.usajobs.gov/ei4.asp

Individuals who are eligible for consideration under a special hiring authority (e.g., 30% compensable veterans, VRA eligibles, severely handicapped individuals, former Peace Corps and VISTA Volunteers, etc.) will be accepted and considered non-competitively for this vacancy. Special hiring authority eligibles must indicate on their application if they are applying under a special program and submit proof of eligibility with their application.

Contact Information:
Rosalind C. Epps

Phone: (202)616-1876


Or write:
Department Of Justice
Benjamin Franklin Station
PO Box 813
Washington, DC 20044

US


What To Expect Next:

Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications.  Highly qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.  Candidates will be notified once the selection process has been completed.