PARALEGAL SPECIALIST (RECENT GRADUATE)
Company: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: May 23, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary Join the team! This position is located in the Office of
the General Counsel (GC) and is supervised by the Commission
Secretary. The Secretary facilitates the Commission's
decision-making process, serving as liaison between the Commission
and the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), and managing the
Commission's Directives System. This position will also support
GC's Division of Federal Court Litigation, General Law Division,
Information Access Division, and Regulatory Affairs Division.
Responsibilities As a Paralegal Specialist you will perform
substantive paralegal and legal assistance duties in support of the
professional work of the Commission's legal office. These varied
duties may include legal and factual research; examining
administrative and litigation records and preparing digests of law
or fact; drafting Commission or staff-level correspondence and
decisional documents; reviewing, cite-checking, finalizing, and
submitting Federal Register notices, briefs, memoranda, and other
legal documents; analyzing discovery and administrative record
materials; maintaining agency records; and other similar duties and
projects of comparable scope and complexity. Requirements
Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S Citizen. Must meet Pathways
Recent Graduate program requirements. This is an appointment under
the CPSC Recent Graduate program. You must have graduated within
the past two years, from a qualifying educational institution or
certificate program. The program duration is one year. Upon
successful completion of the program and at the agency's
discretion, the appointee may be converted to a permanent position
in the competitive service. Appointee must sign a Participant
Agreement. Recent Graduates will enter a formal training program
with a mentor and execute an Individual Development Plan outlining
training requirements and program expectations. The entire duration
of the Recent Graduate Appointment constitutes a trial period. This
is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a
background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a
favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time
due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative
employment offer may be withdrawn. Selectees will be required to
complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to
being appointed to determine their suitability for Federal
employment and to authorize a background investigation. False
statements or responses on your resume or questionnaire can
jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to
disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. The
selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of
identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information
provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms employee's
identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more
about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
Qualifications Applicants must meet the following eligibility
requirements to participate in this program: You must have a final
cumulative Grade Point Average of at least a 3.0. Recent graduates
who have completed, within the previous two years, bachelors,
masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or
certificate from a qualifying educational institution. Must meet
graduation requirement by the closing date of this announcement.
Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their
degree, due to military service obligation, have as much as six
years after degree completion to apply. May submit unofficial
transcript(s). Official transcript(s) will be required, if
applicant is selected for a position. Education Mandatory Education
Requirement: Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in Paralegal
Studies, Legal Studies, Government, Political Science or other
field of study involving substantial course work in research
(transcripts must support this) and 1 full year of graduate level
education or undergraduate superior academic achievement in one of
the identified fields of study. In order to be creditable under the
provision, superior academic achievement (SAA) must have been
gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be
filled. SAA is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point
average, or (3) honor society membership. Applicants must be in the
upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or
major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the
School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of
a possible 4.0 as recorded on your official transcript, or as
computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on
courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR
3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the
required courses completed in the major field or the required
courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of
the curriculum. These honor societies are listed by the Association
of College Honor Societies. The education must be from an
accredited school. Accredited Schools Foreign Education: Education
completed outside the United States must have been evaluated by an
accredited organization. Accredited Organizations If you are
graduating in the Spring of 2023, you must provide proof of
graduation before appointment. Additional Information CPSC provides
reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a
case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any
part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human
Resources Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement. All the
information you provide will be verified by a review of the work
experience and/or education as shown on your application, by
checking reference and through other means, such as the interview
process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or
attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you
or for firing you after you begin work. A selectee receiving a
first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is
entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected.
The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be
construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. As a
condition of employment, the selectee must reside in the local
commuting area of the duty station listed in this announcement.
Telework schedules (within the local commuting area) are approved
on a case-by-case basis. Employees will have an onsite requirement
each week. Proof of residence may be required. This position is in
the bargaining unit, The American Federation of Government
Employees (AFGE), Local 3579. The job announcements will close
after receipt of 90 applications or by 11:59pm on the closing date
provided in the announcement. As a condition of employment, the
selectee must reside in the local commuting area of the duty
station listed in this announcement. Telework schedules (within the
local commuting area) are approved on a case-by-case basis.
Employees will have an onsite requirement each week. Proof of
residence may be required.
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