Paralegal Specialist

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command • Fort Meade, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), in the Excepted Service, and is located at Fort Meade, Maryland. Employees must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, and Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. The role supports organizational attorneys by gathering, arranging, analyzing, evaluating, and controlling information and evidence, and by facilitating their work. The position also involves applying established procedures and initiating actions affecting organizational units. Decisions or commitments may have consequences that are not immediately apparent and become evident in subsequent operations.

Requirements

• Meet the experience, education, or combined education-and-experience qualifications described in the posting.
• For the experience qualification: at least one year of specialized experience, including locating and selecting appropriate references for operations or procedures, person-to-person work relationships to give or obtain factual information, and creating correspondence templates.
• Alternatively, have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a field demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the position, such as jurisprudence.
• Alternatively, qualify through a combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements.
• Pass a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use before appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) before appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Pass the Army Defensive Driver's Training Course.
• Obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance based on a single-scope background investigation (SSBI), with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Be able to perform extended temporary duty (TDY) or worldwide deployments during crisis situations when determined necessary by management.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Applicants using foreign education must provide the required evaluation or evidence of U.S.-accredited course credit.

Responsibilities

• Gather, arrange, analyze, evaluate, and control information and evidence.
• Facilitate and enhance the work of organization attorneys in achieving their tasks.
• Make decisions on the application of established procedures.
• Help initiate actions that affect various organizational units.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and an agency determination.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level