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PARALEGAL SPECIALIST
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff · Posted 58 days ago
About the Role
This position is part of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The incumbent will be responsible for serving the Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (LC), the Office of Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OCJCS/LC), military judge advocates, and civilian attorneys assigned to the OCJCS/LC.
What You'll Do
- →Prepares legal memos, summaries, and proposals of significant content, depth, and complexity for LC, the Principal Deputy Legal Counsel, Branch Chiefs, OCJCS/LC Senior Ethics Attorney, and OCJCS/LC military and civilian attorneys review and approval.
- →Serves as the paralegal to LC, the Principal Deputy Legal Counsel, Branch Chiefs, OCJCS/LC Senior Ethics Attorney, and supports OCJCS/LC military and civilian attorneys in the development, design, management, maintenance, and oversight of the OCJCS/LC ethics and standards of conduct program.
- →Receives, analyzes, provides technical reviews of Public Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE 278e's) in the Integrity mandatory electronic filing system, and Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE 450's) in the Financial Disclosure Management (FDM) mandatory electronic filing system.
- →Monitors changes in law and regulation pertaining to ethics and standards of conduct, and supports LC, the Principal Deputy Legal Counsel, Branch Chiefs, and OCJCS/LC Senior Ethics Attorney in the development and execution of the OCJCS/LC annual ethics training program.
- →Serves as the OCJCS/LC Law Office Manager for legal research including LexisNexis as well as the Assistant Security Manager.
- →Acts as an official, unbiased witness to attest to the identity and signature of JS personnel entitled to notary and other legal assistance services.
- →Directly supports OCJCS/LC attorneys and JS Directorates for negotiation and reporting of international agreements with the JS, Combatant Commands, and as required throughout Department of War (DoW).
Requirements
- ✓ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?
- ✓You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
- ✓All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
- ✓Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
- ✓If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
- ✓Foreign education may be qualifying if a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts from U.S.
- ✓Department of Education accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the application process.
- ✓If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made.
- ✓A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable.
- ✓When relying on foreign education, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course-by-course listing.
- ✓Documents must be in English or include an English translation.
- ✓The hiring employer for this position does not evaluate degrees from foreign colleges or universities.
Personality Fit
Job ID: df7de209-1365-4e4e-a79a-6b0aba223cb8
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