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Paralegal Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 5 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 Trade, Regulations and Rulings, located in Washington, DC. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →CBP Office of Trade is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S.
- →We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety.
- →Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security.
- →Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime.
- →This position starts at a salary of $70,623.00 (GS-09, Step 1) to $111,087.00 (GS-11, 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.
- →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.
- →The primary purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support for all paralegal functions assisting attorney-advisors.
- →Typical duties include: Researching information using CROSS, LEXIS, and other legal research sources.
- →Uploading new cases into the office's case tracking system called the Regulations and Rulings Case Tracking System (RRTS) and Secure Release as instructed by the branch chief.
- →Organizing and managing a high volume of case records, supporting documentation (e.g., contracts, invoices and other commercial data), correspondence, and legal reference materials.
- →Supporting the office caseload and processing needs to determine that all information that may have an effect on current cases is made available to office personnel, and coordinating activity with the appropriate attorneys, offices within CBP, and agencies.
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 Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.
- ✓Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
- ✓Training: This position has a training requirement.
- ✓Selectee(s) are required to attend and successfully complete 3 weeks of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeiture Basic training, Charleston, SC.
- ✓You may be required to successfully complete the training requirement as a condition of employment.
- ✓Failure to successfully complete the required course(s) of training in accordance with CBP standards and policies will result in placement into either a former or different position, demotion, or separation as determined by management and appropriate procedures.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 66e6b970-57f7-4f1c-b6e2-8219ec05f17c
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