Legal Assistant (OA)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is in need of Legal Assistant (OA) right now, this vacancy will be settled in New York. For detail informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
909654
Our Mission:
To fulfill President LincolnÂ's promise - Â"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow,! and his orphanÂ" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are AmericaÂ's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
This position is located in the Office of Regional Counsel. The Office of Regional Counsel provides all legal advisory, advocacy, negotiation, and torts adjudication services to VA clients in North Carolina, Virginia, New York and New Jersey. The incumbent performs a variety of functions that require specialized knowledge of the Department's revenue collection and general knowledge in substantive law program areas. As a VA professional, your opportunities abound. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration ! and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about thei! r careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
/
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
Minimal Travel
DUTIES:
This position is located in the Office of Regional Counsel. The incumbent works as a Legal Assistant and provides legal services to VA facilities.
Principal Duties:
Work Schedule:
Core hours
8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Flexible work schedules may be available
Position Description Title/PD#:
80767A
Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses
are not
authorized for this position.
Promotion Potential:
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
To! qualify for this position,
applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement
Time-in-grade:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
Specialized Experience:
Applicants must have
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade
in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
OR
Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the
GS-5
level.
OR
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the
GS-5
level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the
GS-5
. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 1! 00% of the required experience for the position
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) based on your application for this position.
KSA 1 - Ability to organize and plan activities of an office
KSA 2 - Ability to follow oral and written instructions
KSA 3 - Ability to meet and work with individuals at different organizational levels
KSA 4 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARD! ING YOUR EXPERIENCE
. If your resume/application does not supp! ort your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
PLEASE NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, with intermitt! ent standing, walking, driving, and carrying files, folders, exhibits, and other items.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your résumé ! and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all ins! tructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
BENEFITS:
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides is an overview of the benefits currently offered:
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
.
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
OTHER INFORMATION:
The
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan CTAP)
provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documen! tation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 90 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at
http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp
.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave
: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
"Placement Policy:
The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotio! n. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, t! ransfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position."
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
Interested on this vacancy, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This vacancy will be opened on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:22:20 GMT
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