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Paralegal Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 48 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 Francisco Field Office, Area Port of Honolulu, located in the Port of Honolulu, Hawaii. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
- →Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), within the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FPF) Office.
- →The FPF office is responsible for the initiation and/or adjudication of civil liabilities arising from seizures, penalties, prior disclosures, immigration carrier fines, and claims for liquidated damages initiated under the authority of Title 7 (Agriculture) Title 8 (Migrants and Nationality) and 19 (Customs Duties) of the U.S.
- →Code (as well as other laws and regulations enforced by DHS).
- →This position starts at a salary of $52,680.00 (GS-07, Step 1) to $83,774.00 (GS-09, Step 10) with promotion potential to $121,482.00 (GS-12 Step 10).
- →Salary above excludes COLA.
- →Please see the following link for specific COLA Rates https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/nonforeign-areas/#url=COLA-Rates Duties include: Initiating and adjudicating civil liabilities arising from seizures, penalties, fines, and claims for liquidated damages initiated under the authority of Title 19 of the United States Code.
- →Developing and evaluating all evidence, facts, and circumstances relating to cases and makes determinations and recommendations as appropriate within the requirements of the mitigation guidelines, laws, and regulations.
- →Reviewing and making decisions as to the acceptability of evidence in some seizure, fines, and penalty cases and all liquidated damages.
- →Advising the supervisor/ FPF Officer on problems and solutions involving the relationship of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures work to broader operations.
- →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.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
- ✓As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
- ✓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 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.
- ✓In addition, the incumbent must have successfully completed/passed this training course requirement.
- ✓Incumbent may be required to attend FOIA/PA training or must have previously attended FOIA/PA training.
- ✓You may be required to successfully complete the training requirement as a condition of employment.
Personality Fit
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