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Supervisory Paralegal Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 50 days ago
On-site Atlanta, GA $113K – $146K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Paralegal Specialist ESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Atlanta Field Office, Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures Division located in Atlanta, Georgia Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →As a Supervisory Paralegal Specialist, you will serve as a Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures (FPF) Officer performing and directing administrative and operational work of the FPF and Seized Property programs.
- →This position starts at a salary of $112,556.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $146,325.00 (GS-13, Step 10) Receiving, examining, and evaluating petitions filed by individuals, attorneys, and/or corporations or other legal entities seeking relief from seizures, penalties, fines, and/or liquidated damages.
- →Reviewing and making decisions as to the acceptability of evidence in fraud cases, significant seizure cases, and in any case of unusual circumstances and/or complexity.
- →Providing technical and administrative guidance and assignments to subordinates.
- →Establishing work schedules, priorities, deadlines, and standards for acceptable work, coordinating and integrating with others that interface with the work process.
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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.
- ✓Financial Disclosure is required.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This position is NOT covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
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