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Paralegal Specialist
Offices, Boards and Divisions · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 9 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
The job is open to U.S. citizens and nationals, and to the public. Veterans' preference applies, and career transition priority is available for eligible displaced federal employees under CTAP or ICTAP.
Experience: For GS-9, you need one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 level, such as helping on a team that links prosecutors and law enforcement and supporting prosecuting attorneys. For GS-11, you need one year of specialized experience at the GS-9 level, such as working independently between law enforcement and the prosecution team while protecting confidential case details.
Education: For GS-9, you can qualify with a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of graduate study toward such a degree, or a law degree (LLB or J.D.) if related. For GS-11, you can qualify with a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of graduate study toward such a degree, or an LL.M. if related. You can also combine education and experience. Education must come from an accredited institution, and foreign education needs proof that it is equivalent to a U.S. education.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 9 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Applicants are rated using Rule of Many procedures, based on the 75 highest-ranked eligibles, and veterans receive 5 or 10 added points. You must meet the USA Hire cut score, and your resume must support your questionnaire answers, or you may be rated ineligible.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Top Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Check your spam or junk folder for the USA Hire email, and finish the assessment within 48 hours, setting aside at least 3 hours.
- Make sure your resume lists month and year dates, hours per week, and duties for each job, and that it supports your questionnaire answers.
- Essay answers are optional but encouraged, up to 200 words each, and you must certify that you wrote them yourself without AI tools.
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