Supervisory Paralegal Specialist

About the role

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, New Orleans Field Office/Area Port of Memphis, TN. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Responsibilities

• Supervising the day-to-day operations of a Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FPF) office service area and processes the adjudication of all liquidated damages, penalty, and seizure cases.
• Reviewing and processing all cases within their area of authority through final adjudication and solution and ensuring that all cases are legally sufficient in order to establish the violation, as well as that case files contain the correct supporting documentation.
• Having the authority to cancel any cases where it is determined that no violation exists or that certain types of cases are DE MINIMIS as defined by written policies of CBP.
• Making the final determination as to whether prior disclosures are valid pursuant to relevant Title 19 authority.
• Receiving and analyzing legal arguments in petitions and appeals to original decisions/supplemental petitions and determines whether grounds for additional relief are present.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.