Closing Date: 26th April, 2024
Description:
Summary:The position is located in the A Government Entity, Office of the Secretary, Docket Services. The Office of the Secretary compiles and maintains the Commission's official records, including petitions, briefs and other legal documents.
This position is included in the bargaining unit, AFGE Local 2211.
Duties:
- Serves as a central point of contact for guidance on investigations conducted under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 and Commission Rules and Regulations as they pertain to matters of legal procedure and the official record of the Commission.
- Maintains assigned case information in a publicly accessible investigation database and an electronic docketing system by researching, reviewing, and analyzing legal documents to ensure accurate and accessible information for Commission, private parties, and the general public.
- Works with supervisors to update information and develop reports and perform analysis using the information contained in the Commission's Investigations Database System and electronic docket.
- Consults with and advises senior legal and technical staff in identifying and resolving a variety of technical and legal issues in complex filing scenarios.
- Ability to organize information, develop and coordinate staff actions, resolve disagreements, and present information to supervisor and management officials.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a background investigation
- You are required to serve a one-year trial period
- Graduation from an American Bar Association-accredited law school
- Bar membership that is current and in good standing
Qualifications:
You must meet all the requirements below by the closing date of the announcement and they must be clearly identified in your application, resume, or supporting documents. This includes any general and specialized experience, education, and/or selective placement factors mentioned. These are used to determine if you possess the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to successfully perform in this position.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has not issued qualification standards for attorney positions. However, USITC sets minimum qualifications for attorney positions and sets forth these qualifications in each vacancy announcement.
To Qualify for the GS-9, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 obtained in the federal or private sector which demonstrates all of the following: experience providing information on policies, procedures, and requirements of legal document or case management; experience providing guidance to customers regarding compliance with rules and regulations; experience handling sensitive confidential and business information, ensuring processing is conducted at the appropriate security level; experience preparing a variety of written materials including reports, records, legal procedural summaries; experience entering and maintaining data in databases.
To Qualify for the GS-11, you must have 1 year of specialized equivalent to the GS-9 obtained in the federal or private sector which demonstrates all of the following in case management responsibilities such as: reviewing legal documents in electronic case management systems and providing guidance on compliance with Commission or other regulatory filing requirements; identification and proper handling of sensitive or confidential information; serving as a central point of contact for supervisors and other internal offices to provide proper guidance in complex filing scenarios; drafting memoranda for purposes of detailing discreet incidents or making recommendations to senior officials; extensive document analysis skills used to maintain investigation data for office use and for distribution via electronic docketing systems; independently interfacing with internal and external customers to resolve technical filing issues.
You will be required to submit proof of your Bar membership as part of your application package to show that you meet this requirement. Any offer is contingent on receipt of a letter or certificate of good standing for each bar of which the applicant is an active member dated within 30 days of any offer.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
Education:
All applicants must possess a first professional law degree: J.D. or LLM from an American Bar Association Law School, or equivalent training. Equivalent training is training permitted in some states in lieu of attendance at a law school. To be acceptable, this training must be of the kind and nature required by the state in which the bar exam is taken. A copy of your transcript(s) is required to show proof that you meet this requirement. Please see the Required Documents section of the announcement for more specific information.
Submit a copy of your law school transcript(s) or list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials: http://www.naces.org/members.htm.
