Overview
Paralegal Specialist Jobs in Washington, District of Columbia, USA at dhs
Position: Paralegal Specialist.
Duties:
Drafting, reviewing, and revising documents relating to Federal labor and employment law. Tasks might include drafting discovery or litigation hold requests, reviewing deposition transcripts and e-discovery materials, and proofreading or cite-checking legal briefs and memoranda.
Analyzing e-mail records, discovery responses, and other materials to develop an understanding of the facts at issue in an employment dispute and summarizing and organizing those documents to help the assigned attorney present an effective case.
Researching statutes, legislative history, judicial precedents, and agency rules and regulations as they relate to assigned cases and making recommendations for agency action.
Performing legal research utilizing automated legal research tools and public information databases.
Supporting attorneys by assisting in preparation of correspondence, maintaining files, and managing records, and performing other administrative duties as assigned.
Requirements:
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
You must successfully pass a background investigation.
Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
Qualifications:
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as noted below.
GS-09 Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must demonstrate they meet the specialized experience requirement, education substitution OR a combination of the two.
Conduct legal research and analysis using reference sources such as agency manuals, directives, issuances, court reports, or commercial legal publications.
Support attorneys in representing the interests of an organization with respect to fact and evidence development and organization.
Apply knowledge of the laws, policies and procedures affecting the administration of the discovery process with respect to reviewing documents to determine relevance and privilege in connection with document productions.
Support the development of technical and non-technical documents in multiple areas of the law.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet these requirements, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
GS-11 Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must demonstrate they meet the specialized experience requirement, education substitution OR a combination of the two.
Conduct legal research and analysis of statutes, judicial precedents, legislative history, and/or agency rules and regulations to prepare digests of case decisions and/or evaluate the applicability of precedents.
Support attorneys in representing the interests of an organization with respect to fact and evidence development and organization.
Examine discovery materials in accordance with laws, policies and procedures affecting the administration of the discovery process and make recommendations with respect to document responsiveness and privilege.
Assist in the production of electronically stored information in the litigation or investigation context.
Draft technical and non-technical documents in multiple areas of the law (i.e., litigation documents, litigation hold requests, discovery requests, declarations, interrogatories, legal memoranda and/or legal summaries).
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet these requirements, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
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Title: Paralegal Specialist
Company: dhs
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Category: Law/Legal (Legal Counsel, Civil Law, Litigation)
