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Paralegal Specialist, GS-0950-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT EMPLOYER: Drug Enforcement Administration
Do your career "Justice" by working with DOJ, which has been ranked in the Top 10 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. Come and join the nation's law enforcement agency, where our most important resource is our people. The Department leads the nation in ensuring the protection of all Americans while preserving their constitutional freedoms. Become a member of a team where you can achieve your career goals and apply your skills and talents to our important mission. NOTES: All applicants for employment with DEA must possess and maintain the highest levels of character and conduct. DEA will evaluate applicants? qualifications based on these qualities. Once a conditional offer is made, DEA will conduct a continuous evaluation of information, as it is obtained, to ensure that the prospective employees with DEA meet the agency-specific qualifications in the areas of character and conduct. To this end, the unfavorable decision in any of the areas that follow will be deemed as disqualifying: Drug Policy Requirements (as specified in this announcement), Credit History, Candor and Honesty, Work History, History with the Law, and other qualities that would promote the integrity and efficiency of the DEA. The primary method of applying for this vacancy is online via the Internet at www.avuedigitalservices.com/dea/applicant.html. If you do not have access to the Internet you are strongly encouraged to visit your library, state employment commission, or a commercial establishment that provides Internet access to apply online. If you are unable to apply online, you may call the contact phone number listed on this announcement to obtain a copy of the vacancy announcement, applicant qualification form (Form No. F-15566-AVUE), and instructions for completing the form. No other form of application will be accepted. Applications sent by fax, e-mail and mail will not be accepted. Applications and supporting documents must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. You will be rated based on your qualifications as evidenced by the education, experience, and training you report relative to this position which demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Paid or unpaid experience will be considered. An automated score will be calculated based on your responses to the Vacancy Specific Questions and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). Specialized experience must be reflected in your work history and/or resume in order to receive further consideration. Your self-determined rating, narrative responses, resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed and all responses provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by your work history. If upon review, it is determined that your resume, narrative responses, and/or supporting documentation do not support your response choices, you may be eliminated or your score may be modified to reflect the final rating based on all the information provided in your application. Therefore, your resume and narrative responses must provide enough detail to support your responses to the Vacancy Specific Questions and/or KSAs. Ultimately, the DEA Human Resources Office is responsible for determining an applicant?s final rating. The Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, in addition to the other required application materials, you must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD-214 to the HR contact annotated in the vacancy announcement. LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WILL RESULT IN THE AGENCY?S INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE VETERANS STATUS FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NOTE: The Department defines the meaning of ?substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service? as a minimum of two years and nine months. If you are an eligible Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant, you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. Individuals who have special priority selection rights under CTAP or ICTAP must be well qualified for the position. To be well qualified, applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria, not including veterans? preference points, if applicable. CTAP and/or CTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a recent (or last) performance appraisal; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; or, if applicable, an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. DUTIES:(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position) The Incumbent is responsible for the processing of seized assests throughout the disposition and official file closure, including performing completed research and analysis to determine the full scope of the forfeiture and related issues, such as asset sharing with other Federal, State and Local, and foreign government law enforcement agencies and adoptive seizures. Serves field divisions having the most active and complex asset seizure and forfeiture cases which involve diverse and complex technical issues. Prepares reports, exhibits, memoranda, and/or statistical analysis to be used in litigating cases, answering legal questions, or making legal determinations. Prepares, analyzes, and processes legal documents. Provides training to various personnel, including state and local law enforcement officers on the asset forfeiture process.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:(The KSAs below may not apply at all grades) Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing. Ability to meet and deal with others. Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to perform in-depth legal research. Ability to apply basic analytical methods to various aspects of assigned program or project areas. MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Grade 09: Qualifying experience for the GS-9 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-7 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience which demonstrates work performed under the direction of an attorney or team lead that includes legal research; verifying legal citations; reviewing and compiling documents; analyzing and summarizing legal documents and information; and preparing legal memoranda and documents.
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: The experience requirement for the GS-9 level may be met by two (2) full academic years of graduate level education or completion of all requirements for a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or completion of all requirements for an LL.B. or J.D. degree.
COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirements. Grade 11: Qualifying experience for the GS-11 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-9 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience conducting legal research; interpreting and analyzing case law, statutes and regulations; verifying legal citations; reviewing and compiling documents; analyzing and summarizing legal documents and information; and preparing legal memoranda and documents.
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Experience requirements at the GS-11 level may be met by three (3) full academic years of graduate level education or the successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or completion of all requirements for an LL.M. .
COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirements. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS: Drug testing is required for this position. All non-DEA applicants must complete a drug use questionnaire when applying for this position. This questionnaire is part of the on-line application process and must be completed before the application can be certified and submitted. Applicants who are found, through investigation or personal admission, to have experimented with or used narcotics or dangerous drugs, except those medically prescribed, will not be considered for employment with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Exceptions to this policy may be made for applicants who admit to limited youthful and experimental use of marijuana. Such applicants may be considered for employment if there is no evidence of regular, confirmed usage, and the full-field background investigation and results of the other steps in the process are otherwise favorable. Compliance with this policy is an essential requirement of the position. Applicants must meet the time-in-grade requirements, as well as the qualification requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Status applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. The primary method of applying for this vacancy is online via the Internet at www.avuedigitalservices.com/dea/applicant.html. If you do not have access to the Internet you are strongly encouraged to visit your library, state employment commission, or a commercial establishment that provides Internet access to apply online. If you are unable to apply online, you may call the contact phone number listed on this announcement to obtain a copy of the vacancy announcement, applicant qualification form (Form No. F-15566-AVUE), and instructions for completing the form. No other form of application will be accepted. Applications must be received by the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. BASIS OF RATING: You will be rated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the education, experience, and training you report relative to this position which show the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed on this vacancy announcement. If you are using education to qualify for this position, you must submit proof of successful completion of the education; i.e., a transcript from an accredited U.S. business or technical school, junior college, or university, or proof that foreign education has been deemed creditable in accordance with the provisions listed under Foreign Education on the vacancy announcement. Failure to submit the required proof of education will result in you being deemed not qualified for the position. Applicants submitting proof documents can electronically attach them, or scan and attach them to the employment application. If this is not possible, copies of documents can be faxed to 253-573-9869, or mailed to the following address: Drug Enforcement Administration, c/o Avue Technologies Corporation, ATTN: Direct Services, 1145 Broadway Plaza, Suite 800, Tacoma, WA 98402. All faxed or mailed proof documents must be identified with applicant's name and vacancy announcement number. Status applicants must submit a copy of their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which verifies status. The Drug Enforcement Administration is an equal opportunity employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, handicapping condition, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor. The Drug Enforcement Administration provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the point of contact on this vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. Relocation expenses are authorized. BENEFITS: A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holiday; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation, flexible work schedule, training and development opportunities, family/worklife program, etc. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation. As a condition of employment, all male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must have registered for the selective service. If selected for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law. DIRECT DEPOSIT: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals. Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are a David L. Boren scholar or fellow, and are not currently a student, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 provides that you can be considered, under a special appointing authority, for vacancies that are advertised under an agency's promotion procedures. Positions within this agency generally satisfy NSEP service requirements for David L. Boren scholars and fellows. Contact the National Security Education Board for further details on service requirements (http://www.nsepnet.org). You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for the severely disabled; veterans with service-connected disabilities of 30 percent or more; returned volunteers from the Peace Corps or Vista, etc. Appropriate documentation to support this claim for eligibility will be required. Please indicate the type of special appointment you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement. Generally, preference is granted to veterans who entered military service prior to October 14, 1976; or served on active duty during the period from August 2, 1990, through January 2, 1992, and who are otherwise eligible; or who served on active duty during the period beginning September 11, 2001, and ending on the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom; or who have served in a military action for which they received a Campaign Badge or Expeditionary Medal. This includes the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) awarded to those who participated in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Also, you may be entitled to veterans' preference if you are a disabled veteran; you have received a Purple Heart; you are the spouse or mother of a disabled veteran; or you are the widow, widower, or mother of a deceased veteran. You will need to submit a Standard Form (SF) 15 and proof of your claim. If you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, or you are applying for consideration under the Veteran Employment Opportunity Act or Veteran Readjustment Authority, attach a copy of your DD-214 "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty" or other proof of eligibility. If you are applying for consideration under the 30% or more Disabled Veteran Authority, you must attach a SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form. If you are an eligible Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position. To be well qualified, applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. Contact Information:
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