Law Librarian

About the role

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), seeks to fill multiple positions in various locations across the US. The salary range is indicated in the announcement and will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty locations. The General Schedule locality pay tables can be found under Salaries & Wages.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference and research support, including guiding users to appropriate legal resources and compiling legislative histories.
• Advise and train OPLA employees in new and emerging library technologies, references, and related information.
• Draft written training and outreach materials.
• Aid in preparing content for publication via SharePoint; including, lists, libraries and pages.
• Assist in maintaining the library budget and preparing budget requests.
• Enhance resource sharing through DHS and other agency partnerships.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation, which may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. You must also register or be exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).

Qualifications

• Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree, or a total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that included the duties of conducting legal research using statutes, regulations, case law, or other legal reference resources; compiling information from statutes, regulations, department orders, digests, commentaries, legal instruments, or other legal reference materials; and developing research guides and instructional materials for research services.
• Legal Education Completion of at least 24 semester hours of legal study in an accredited law school for positions primarily concerned with providing library services in law or legislative reference, or four years of pertinent experience of such nature and level to provide a knowledge of the basic principles, theories, practices, techniques, terminology and expressions of law; an understanding of the standard methods, procedures, and techniques of research and analysis in law or legal-related field; ability to acquire additional information about the field and related fields; and some knowledge of literature resources in the field.

Benefits

The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. The benefits package includes health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.