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Summary You will serve as a Legal Assistant in the Office of General Counsel, Code 07 of OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH. Responsibilities You will work directly with attorneys on document preparation in anticipation of litigation, other legal matters, and as required for use in judicial and administrative actions. You will route incoming requests for Code 07 assistance and mail to appropriate points of contact, retaining items of special importance for the Counsel’s attention. You will arrange meetings, hearings and other engagements for Code 07 including location, time and necessary participants. You will handle all non-legal contractual matters for the Senior Patent Attorney with respect to contract/grant invention reporting in support of ONR invention surveillance programs. You will provide administrative and logistical support for the Office of Counsel (Code 07) including travel assistance, timekeeping, correspondence, receiving and screening phone calls/visitors. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05/07 grade level or pay band (NC-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following: 1.) Providing administrative and logistical support to attorneys and staff; 2.) Placing, receiving, and screening incoming phone calls; 3.) Arranging meetings, hearings and other engagements including location, time and attendees; 4.) Preparing necessary forms, reports, and personnel documents; AND 5.) Performing administrative tasks in support of attorneys. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy’s Employment Information Center. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category or higher. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
