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Paralegal Specialist
Offices, Boards and Divisions · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The mission of OLP is to develop and implement the Department's significant policy initiatives, handle special projects that implicate the interests of multiple Department components, coordinate with other interested Department components and other Executive Branch agencies, and serve as the primary policy advisor to the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General. This announcement is open to current or former federal employees and specific hiring authorities.
What You'll Do
- →The duties and responsibilities for a GS-0950-Paralegal Specialist-7/9/11 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Research and review public records related to the policy and regulatory process.
- →Review, prepare, update, and process documents related to the policy and regulatory process.
- →Assist attorneys in the review and preparation of policy and regulatory documents on a wide range of legal issues relevant to the Department's work.
- →Interact directly with supervisor, regulatory and policy attorneys, and DAAGs, as well as other Department components and Federal agencies on regulatory, policy, and legislative issues.
- →Track the status of policy and regulatory documents and communications, deconflict component comments, and perform other tasks integral to the regulatory process.
- →Prepare for, plan, and support internal working group meetings and external stakeholder engagements.
- →Draft and edit various documents, including notices, rules, memoranda, reports, tracking documents, and correspondence.
- →Verify citations and legal references in policy and regulatory documents.
- →Willingness to work on topics outside a specific area of expertise is also expected.
- →Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below.
- ✓Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications.
- ✓Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from accredited institution.
- ✓FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
- ✓You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program.
- ✓It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
- ✓For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
- ✓If you are qualifying on foreign education, you MUST submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.
- ✓Transcripts must be uploaded with your application to verify education.
- ✓All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Personality Fit
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