[jsfg_cinti] Legal Assistant (OA) EXP 3.21.06 - Cincinnati

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This position is being advertised under Delegated Examining Procedures.

TITLE, SERIES, GRADE: Legal Assistant (OA), GS-986-5/6/7

SALARY RANGE:
GS-5 $29,498 - $38,350 (includes locality pay)
GS-6 $32,882 - $42,745 (includes locality pay)

*Salary ranges contain multiple steps. In most cases, the salary will be set 
at
the starting end of the range for the grade level qualified.

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL: This position has known promotion potential to GS-7.
However, any actual promotion is contingent upon the continuing need for and
actual performance of higher level duties.


VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 06-SDOH-04DEU

OPENING DATE: 03/07/06        CLOSING DATE: 03/21/06

DUTY LOCATION(S): United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of 
Ohio,
Cincinnati, OH

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: One (1) Position

CONTACT: Tammy S. Barrell, Human Resources Officer
Phone #: (614) 469-5715
TDD #: (614) 469-5734

Send your application package to: United States Attorney?s Office, 303 
Marconi
Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the 
closing
date or postmarked by the closing date. Applications submitted using 
government
postage or internal Federal government mail systems (e-mail or facsimile) 
will
not be considered.

WHO MAY APPLY: All U.S. Citizens

DUTIES: Responsible for supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) 
by
providing a variety of legal assistance and office support services. 
Examines,
prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents which are
characteristically voluminous and complex in format. Reviews incoming 
material
and determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal
documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, 
and
libels. Provides assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by performing
duties such as compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instruction, and
compiling witness and exhibit lists. Assembles exhibits, affidavits, and 
other
legal documents from file material. Assembles and organizes files and 
records
material for disposition or transfer to records depository. Maintains 
calendar of
assigned active cases. Tracks filing, hearing, and trials dates, and 
schedules
conference and interviews. Arranges travel by preparing itinerary and 
securing
transportation and hotel reservations. Produces a variety of written 
documents
and materials utilizing a wide range of office software applications.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION:

1. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS -
GS-5 level - All applicants must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to the GS-4 level or four years of education above the high 
school
level. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has provided the
ability to perform substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or other
responsible work related to the processing of legal or administrative 
documents.
To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute and include your
typing speed in your application.

GS-6 level - All applicants must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as 
experience
that has provided the ability to perform legal support work relating to the
examination, preparation and processing of legal documents; such as, 
complaints,
motions, orders, or pleadings. To be qualified, you must type at least 40 
words
per minute and include your typing speed in your application.

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date.

2. EVALUATION METHOD -

A Rating Schedule/Crediting Plan will be used to evaluate an applicant?s
job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) by reviewing the 
candidate?s
experience, education, and accomplishments against a set of predetermined
job-related benchmarks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
A. Knowledge of legal documents, terminology and procedures.

B. Ability to communicate orally.

C. Ability to communicate in writing.

D. Skill in the use of office automation hardware/software to produce legal
documents and correspondence.

E. Knowledge of administrative procedures (making travel arrangements,
maintaining supervisor?s calendar, preparing time and attendance records,
ordering office supplies and equipment).


Applicants are encouraged to address their experience and/or education 
related to
the KSAs described above. We suggest that you address each KSA separately in
clear and concise paragraphs. Failure to do so may result in a lower score 
in the
evaluation process.

3. HOW TO APPLY -

Submit an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), a resume, or 
any
other written format that describes your job-related qualifications. You 
should
include certain information (such as your Social Security Number and 
statement of
U.S. citizenship) to receive consideration for this position. The brochure
?Applying for a Federal Job? (OF-510) outlines what is required.

The OF-510, OF-612, and information about applying for Federal jobs are 
available
from the USAJOBS information system through the website at:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/forms.htm.

4. ICTAP AND/OR CTAP CANDIDATES - To receive selection priority, surplus and
displaced employees must apply and be found well-qualified for the position. 
A
well-qualified CTAP or ICTAP employee is one who satisfies all medical, 
physical,
education, experience and selective factors (if any) for the vacant 
position;
meets the established cut-off score of the crediting plan (half of the total
amount of awardable points); and, can satisfactorily perform all of the 
duties of
the position within a reasonable orientation period, e.g., 30 days.

CTAP and ICTAP candidates must submit documents which show eligibility for
selection priority. Documentation can include a copy of a RIF separation 
notice,
Certificate of Expected Separation, or some other proof of eligibility for
priority selection and a copy of an SF-50 showing current position, grade 
level,
promotion potential, and duty location.

5. VETERANS? PREFERENCE - Veterans must submit a copy of their DD-214 as 
proof of
entitlement to veterans' preference. Veterans claiming 10-point preference 
must
also submit an Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15); an 
official
statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs or a branch of the Armed
Forces, dated 1991 or later, certifying the veteran's present receipt of
compensation for service-connected disability or disability retirement pay; 
or
other appropriate documentation as listed on the back of the Form SF-15.

6. AGENCY REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION -

If the position is advertised at more than one grade, indicate the grade 
level(s)
for which you are applying. If not specified, you will be considered only 
for the
highest grade qualified.

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized..

Employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background
investigation adjudicated by the Department of Justice. The selectee will be
subject to drug testing by urinalysis prior to appointment.

If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of 
age,
you must have registered with the Selective Service System (or have an 
exemption)
to be eligible for a Federal job.

Satisfactory completion of a one-year probationary period is required.

Applicants are required to sign and submit the Disclosure Authorization
Pertaining to Consumer Reports Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(DOJ-555
located at the bottom of this announcement). The signing of this form 
authorizes
the District to request a credit check. Failure to submit the DOJ-555 might
preclude an applicant?s employment consideration.

7. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination 
because
of sexual orientation, sex, status as a parent, genetic information, color, 
race,
religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, 
membership
or nonmembership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal
favoritism.

The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons 
with
physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs 
of
those persons. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its 
affirmative
obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons 
with
disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of
merit within the Department of Justice.

Competitive status is not required if the person selected is an individual 
with a
disability who is eligible for appointment under Schedule A of the excepted
service, or is a veteran who is eligible for appointment under the Veterans
Benefit Improvement Act of 1984 (as amended), or the direct-hire authority 
to
appoint veterans with service-connected disabilities of 30 percent or more.
Appropriate documentation to support this claim for eligibility will be 
required.





       United States Department of Justice

       Disclosure and Authorization
       Pertaining to Consumer Reports
       Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act
                            (Title 15, U.S. Code, Section 1681)


This is a release for the Department of Justice to obtain one or more
consumer/credit reports about you in connection with your application for 
Federal
employment, during the course of your Federal employment (including 
employment
under contract), and/or in connection with your security clearance or your 
access
to classified information. One or more reports about you may be obtained for
purposes of evaluating your fitness for employment, promotion, reassignment,
retention, access to classified information, or other employment purposes.

I, ____________________________________________, hereby authorize the 
Department
of Justice to obtain, and I further instruct any consumer/credit reporting 
agency
to release to DOJ, any such report(s) for the above purposes.

                                                 
______________________________
                                                 Signature

                                                 
______________________________
                                                 Date

                                                 
______________________________
                                                 Social Security Number

                                                 
______________________________
                                                 Current Organization 
Assigned
DOJ-555
Revised Dec. 2004
Security and Emergency Planning Staff

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