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Paralegal Specialist

Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services | Philadelphia, PA

Posted Date 1/10/2025
Description This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, located in Atlanta, Georgia, Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colorado, Kansas City, Missouri, New York, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, California, Seattle, Washington, and Washington, District of Columbia.

As a Paralegal Specialist, you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) to optimize business results and customer experience by:

  • Serving as an advisor to senior-level attorneys, paralegal specialists, and other support staff, performing work that entails legal research of Federal, and State codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Independently preparing written recommendations for approval of the reviewing attorney or branch chief; preparing comprehensive reports which serve as the basis for critical legislative regulatory, judicial, administrative, or other legal arguments, interpretations, or opinions.
  • Managing a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to analyze and synthesize intricate evidence.
  • Performing research using computer research tools, as well as bound volumes and the internet.
  • Serving as liaison between governmental and nongovernmental, OGC and private attorneys, law firms, insurance companies, healthcare providers, beneficiaries, and others concerning claims activities.
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below.

Specialized Experience:
GS-13: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below:
  1. Conducting extensive and thorough research in various legal and non-legal databases;
  2. Drafting pleadings, motions, orders, subpoenas, or other legal documents;
  3. Providing substantive assistance with depositions, hearings, and trials; applying communication techniques to effectively interact with internal and external customers;
  4. Conducting legal research concerning precedents and past court decisions; composing legal briefs, summaries of analyses, decisions, and prehearing documents.

Documenting Experience:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). You must include an SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one) that supports meeting this requirement with your application package.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website
www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=app

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Salary88,520.00 - 115,079.00 Annual

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