This position is located in the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U. S. Department of Justice. Incumbent serves as a Legal Instruments Examiner performing initial and continuing review of a large variety of legal appeal and related documents. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance.
In order to qualify for the Legal Instrument Examiner position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: FOR THE GS-08 LEVEL: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the federal service, performing the following duties: Utilizing automated legal databases to verify legal citations and statutory references and/or filing requirements Organizing factual, legal and archival records Providing assistance to attorneys in providing case documentation; AND Maintaining litigation or other case-related databases for management of case. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience) FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-08 grade level in the federal service, performing the following duties: Training incoming staff on utilizing automated legal databases to verify legal citations and statutory references and/or filing requirements Analyzing, organizing, and reporting factual, legal and archival records Providing assistance to attorneys and managers in preparation for case adjudication; AND Creating and maintaining litigation or other case-related databases for management of case materials (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience) Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.
Duties include but are not limited to the following: Perform initial and continuing review of a large variety of complex legal documents Assess and correct appellate case files for completeness, deficiencies, or other legal requirements Conduct extensive searches of records, references, or historical material to obtain needed information before sending on to the attorney Conduct legal and process analysis of patterns and trends to ascertain fundamental fairness in case processing