Supervisory Legal Assistant (Office Automation)

About the role

The Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices provide legal assistance and support to the public. For more detailed information, visit this link.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and technical supervision to support staff.
• Develop and train new legal assistants and clerical staff.
• Create and provide instructional guidelines for tasks.
• Advise employees on performance requirements, conduct reviews, and prepare evaluations.
• Participate in hiring, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
• Support Assistant United States Attorneys with legal and clerical tasks.
• Maintain case files and calendars.
• Manage document storage and respond to inquiries.
• Oversee attendance and leave management.
• Resolve disciplinary issues.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment requires a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including checks for criminal history, credit, and tax records, and drug testing.
• Continued employment requires a favorable background investigation.
• May be required to complete a Selective Service registration.
• Must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date.
• Must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.
• Specialized experience at the GS-8 level is required for GS-9 positions.
• Experience planning work schedules, distributing work, and handling priority work.
• Experience recommending administrative and technical procedures and reviewing work for accuracy.

Qualifications

• At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-8 level.
• Experience planning work schedules, distributing work, and handling priority work.
• Experience recommending administrative and technical procedures and reviewing work for accuracy.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework.
• Life insurance, health benefits, retirement system participation.
• Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
• Comprehensive benefits package including relocation assistance.

Pay

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Schedule

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