Paralegal Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: Serve as technical authority, performing work which is characterized by a depth and variety of problem-solving analysis, interpretation, and evaluation associated with the resolution of complicated legal matters.
Major duties
Review Record and Non-record Title Evidence for compliance with applicable standards of the Corps of Engineers and the Department of Justice. Conduct public records research and reviews conveyance and mortgage records in order to ascertain title ownership data and to identify encumbrances and liens on property. Reviews county tax assessment rolls. Identify and drafts legal instruments, such as releases, disclaimers, and subordination documents for the Reviewing Attorney. Work with counsel to cure title, remove encumbrances, and obtain lien releases on property. Drafts conveyance documents for closings. Assist attorneys in drafting documents (e.g., assurances, grants of right-of-entry, Closing Documents, Escrow Agreements) to ensure compliance with policy, regulations, legislative authority, and overall legal sufficiency. Use automated systems to complete the following tasks; travel, timekeeping, procurement of supplies, services, and equipment, and receiving reports. Distributes, coordinates and tracks attorney workflow. Provide legal assistance and general support to staff attorneys with the preparation, research, development, and maintenance of files for cases in support of litigation in the matter of contract claims and appeals, and other civil litigation. Assist the FOIA Coordinator with receiving, examining, processing, researching, analyzing and evaluating requests for information FOIA and Privacy Acts, including initiating letters in response to requests.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) reviewing real estate title documents and legal descriptions; AND 2) preparing real estate closing documents, such as deeds, easements, lien releases, or affidavits. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
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