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Paralegal Specialist
Bureau of Justice Grants · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 6 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: Special authorities, Land and base management, Internal to an agency, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Veterans, Federal employees - Competitive service, The public, Individuals with disabilities, Military spouses, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The announcement is open to the public and also lists other hiring paths, such as current federal employees, veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities under Schedule A.

Experience: You need 1 year of specialized experience at least equal to the GS-11 level. This means work related to paralegal duties, such as legal research, reviewing complaints, or preparing legal documents and memos.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume (maximum 2 pages) with official job title for each job Employer name and contact information for each job Start and end dates for each job, in month and year Hours per week for each job, full-time or part-time Duties performed and accomplishments for each job DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference SF-15 if you claim 5 or 10-point veterans' preference Current or former federal employees must include the most recent SF-50 and performance evaluation

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, 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: Your online questionnaire, resume, and USA Hire assessment are used to rate you. The assessment measures 12 general skills, such as reading comprehension, reasoning, and attention to detail. Top candidates may be interviewed and rated on legal support, written and oral communication, and planning and organizing work.

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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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must support your questionnaire answers, or you may be rated ineligible, so list hours per week and exact month and year dates for each job.
Check your spam or junk folder for the USA Hire email, and finish the assessment within 48 hours of the closing date.
Write 200 words or less per essay question if you answer them, since they are optional and not scored but you must certify your own words.

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