Docketing Technician (OA)

About the Role

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team for the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Nevada. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and extracting data from automated docketing databases and systems.
• Entering information into systems and routing to appropriate USAO employees.
• Receiving and maintaining incoming case files, automated records from initial referral to final disposition and case file closure; including calendaring and tracking.
• Updating databases and systems to record status changes in all items docketed.
• Accepting service of legal documents from opposing counsel or representatives, including mail.
• Receiving inquiries on case status from client agencies, the Court, USAO staff, defense counsel, and other individuals and exercising confidentiality, tact, discretion, and judgment in determining what information may be properly released.
• Providing information in an optimally precise and accurate manner.
• Utilizing advanced automation techniques to produce valid and reliable data and data analyses based on the specific needs of the requester.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have:

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; or
• Four years of education above the high school level; or
• A combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below.

Specialized experience is defined as performing clerical and administrative support duties such as filing completed documents, typing and formatting forms and correspondence; routing and receiving incoming mail; responding to inquiries; electronic filing and data entry into database systems.

Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience (as defined above) and post-high school education may be used to meet the total experience requirements for the GS-5 grade level. Only post-high school education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the qualification requirements. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

GS-6: To be eligible at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level. Specialized experience is defined as inputting, updating, and researching using legal sources to obtain and/or verify information, reviewing legal documents such as pleadings, subpoenas, complaints, motions, orders, and answers for errors and completeness of accurate information, using automated software to produce documents, correspondence, legal-related reports, and related materials.

GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in performing docketing functions and developing legal reports by case tracking and record-keeping systems for a law or legal office or the equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as maintaining and extracting data from automated databases and systems from initial referral to final disposition and case file closure, researching legal references and case files for missing information, reviewing reports utilizing legal support processes and court proceedings in identifying and correcting errors, producing complex reports and documents, and determining when a case may be closed out of the system and reviewing case files to ensure all information is correct.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Telework opportunities.
• Life insurance.
• Health benefits.
• Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.