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Paralegal Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, San Diego Field Office, Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FP&F) located in Otay, CA. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to provide legal support of those executing the law enforcement duties at the port level.
- →Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen homeland security by performing paralegal activities such as reviewing and finalizing claims, preparing cases, and coordinating the work of a paralegal team.
- →This position starts at a salary of $70,507.00 (GS-9, Step 1) to $110,905.00 (GS-11, Step 10) with promotion potential to $ 132,923(GS-12 Step 10).
- →Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen homeland security by performing paralegal activities such as reviewing and finalizing claims, preparing cases, and coordinating the work of a paralegal team.
- →In this paralegal position, you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals providing key legal support.
- →Typical duties include: Performing legal support work arising from seizures, penalties, and liquidated damages assessed under applicable laws and regulations.
- →Receiving, examining and evaluating original petitions, supplemental petitions, and appeals.
- →Analyzing legal arguments and technical issues consisting of a wide range of problems.
- →Preparing and recommending decisions on cases within the jurisdiction of the Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures (FPF) Office Developing and evaluating all evidence, facts and circumstances relating to cases and making determinations or decisions and recommendations as appropriate.
- →Positions with known promotion potential do not guarantee promotion, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
- →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.
- →Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.
- →Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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 You may be asked to provide a copy of your recent performance appraisal and/or incentive awards.
- ✓Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).
- ✓Additionally, if you are a former federal employee, and have been separated from Federal service for over 52 weeks, it is recommended that you submit your most recent rating of record (performance appraisal) when applying.
- ✓Position is a designated drug testing position.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
- ✓Training: This position has a training requirement.
- ✓You are required to attend and successfully complete 3 weeks of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeiture Basic training, in Charleston, SC.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 260dbec7-6b21-499c-b187-9a81332f6314
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