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Paralegal Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 36 days ago
On-site Baltimore, MD $50K – $80K Apply by Aug 14, 2026 Paralegal Specialist ESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Baltimore Field Office, Port of Washington, DC, Fines, Penalties & Forfeiture, located in one of the following locations: Baltimore, Maryland Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dulles Airport, Virginia
What You'll Do
- →CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity.
- →Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about This is a Recent Graduate appointment in the Pathways Program.
- →Selected individuals are placed in a dynamic one year development program in the excepted service designed to lead to a competitive civil service career in the Federal government.
- →At the successful conclusion of this program, the agency may non-competitively convert individuals to a term (position lasting 1-4 years with an extension up to 120 days) or permanent position within the competitive service.
- →Conversion to a Federal competitive service position will be at the discretion of the agency and is neither guaranteed nor implied.
- →This position starts at a salary of $50,460.00 (GS-07, Step 1) to $80,243.00 (GS-09, Step 10) with promotion potential to $133,142.00 (GS-12 Step 10).
- →GS Salary : Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
- →If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.
- →Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.
- →In this Paralegal Specialist position, you will become a key member of a team of Homeland Security professionals providing key legal support for the law enforcement duties at the port level.
- →Typical work assignments include: Reviewing and processing cases within the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeiture Officer's authority through to solution.
- →Assuring that all due process considerations are met and that the elements necessary to establish violation are present and supported by appropriate documentation.
- →Reviewing investigative reports and case records, requesting additional information from appropriate officers and special agents within DHS.
- →Reviewing all evidence, facts, and circumstances relating to cases and making recommendations as appropriate within the requirements of the mitigation guidelines, laws, and regulations.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU.
- ✓For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP.
- ✓Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.
- ✓If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S.
- ✓The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.
- ✓In accordance with 5 U.S.
- ✓Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act.
- ✓Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to hc-recordsmgmt@cbp.dhs.gov.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 18475b54-bf29-433c-abc7-dde09f0245a1
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