Case Manager (Attorney)
Company: U.S. International Trade Commission
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 28, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary
The position is located in the U.S. International Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services. The Office of the
Secretary compiles and maintains the Commission's official records,
including petitions, briefs and other legal documents.
This position is included in the bargaining unit, AFGE Local
2211.
This job is open to
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Duties
Conditions of Employment
You must meet all the requirements below by the closing date of the
announcement and they must be clearly identified in your
application, resume, or supporting documents. This includes any
general and specialized experience, education, and/or selective
placement factors mentioned. These are used to determine if you
possess the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to successfully
perform in this position.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has not issued
qualification standards for attorney positions. However, USITC sets
minimum qualifications for attorney positions and sets forth these
qualifications in each vacancy announcement.
To Qualify for the GS-9, you must have 1 year of specialized
experience equivalent to the GS-7 obtained in the federal or
private sector which demonstrates all of the following: experience
providing information on policies, procedures, and requirements of
legal document or case management; experience providing guidance to
customers regarding compliance with rules and regulations;
experience handling sensitive confidential and business
information, ensuring processing is conducted at the appropriate
security level; experience preparing a variety of written materials
including reports, records, legal procedural summaries; experience
entering and maintaining data in databases.
To Qualify for the GS-11, you must have 1 year of specialized
equivalent to the GS-9 obtained in the federal or private sector
which demonstrates all of the following in case management
responsibilities such as: reviewing legal documents in electronic
case management systems and providing guidance on compliance with
Commission or other regulatory filing requirements; identification
and proper handling of sensitive or confidential information;
serving as a central point of contact for supervisors and other
internal offices to provide proper guidance in complex filing
scenarios; drafting memoranda for purposes of detailing discreet
incidents or making recommendations to senior officials; extensive
document analysis skills used to maintain investigation data for
office use and for distribution via electronic docketing systems;
independently interfacing with internal and external customers to
resolve technical filing issues.
You will be required to submit proof of your Bar membership as part
of your application package to show that you meet this requirement.
Any offer is contingent on receipt of a letter or certificate of
good standing for each bar of which the applicant is an active
member dated within 30 days of any offer.
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; spiritual; community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and
skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that
translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for
all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
Education
All applicants must possess a first professional law degree: J.D.
or LLM from an American Bar Association Law School, or equivalent
training. Equivalent training is training permitted in some states
in lieu of attendance at a law school. To be acceptable, this
training must be of the kind and nature required by the state in
which the bar exam is taken. A copy of your transcript(s) is
required to show proof that you meet this requirement. Please see
the Required Documents section of the announcement for more
specific information.
Submit a copy of your law school transcript(s) or list of courses
with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class
ranking. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities
may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that
the foreign education is comparable to that received in an
accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your
responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the
link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as
specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials:
http://www.naces.org/members.htm.
Additional information
Surplus or Displaced Federal Employees: The Career Transition
Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance
Plan (ICTAP) Programs are available to federal employees that
qualify. Those eligible for these programs are granted special
priority selection rights. To be considered, you must be deemed
well-qualified by receiving a score of 85 or higher. If you are a
federal employee claiming CTAP/ICTAP, you must provide the
documents listed under the Required Documents section to verify
your eligibility. Also, you must indicate in your application that
you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible. For additional
information regarding CTAP/ICTAP, please visit:
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December
31, 1959, you must certify that you are registered with the
Selective Service or are exempt under Selective Service
regulations. For additional information concerning Selective
Service requirements, please visit http://www.sss.gov/.
Severely disabled persons program information:
http://www.opm.gov/disability/People with disabilities.asp
Cover page to fax paper application - OPM Form 1203fx:
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf
Assessment Question:
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12385322
Vacancy ID number: EX-24-046-SP
Reasonable Accommodations: This agency provides reasonable
accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a
reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring
process, please notify the contact listed on the vacancy
announcement. The decision to grant a reasonable accommodation is
made on a case-by-case basis. Verification of information: Any
information claimed on your resume and in application materials,
such as education, credentials, employment history, etc., will be
verified as part of the security clearance process.
Review our benefits How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.
The self-assessment questions are related to the following
knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies (KSA's). You do not
have to respond to the KSA's.
Best: Placement in this category indicates that you have the type
and quality of experience and/or education that substantially
exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including any
selective placement factors and/or appropriate quality ranking
factor(s).
Better: Placement in this category indicates that you have the type
and quality of experience and/or education that exceed the minimum
qualifications of the position.
Good: Placement in this category indicates you meet the minimum
qualifications and/or education of the position and are proficient
in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. You may
require extensive training and/or orientation in order to
satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.
Candidates in the Best category will be the first ones sent to the
hiring manager for interview consideration.
Your resume, and supporting documentation for education, should
contain sufficient information for us to make a valid determination
that you fully meet the qualification requirements for this
vacancy. We do not make inferences and can only consider the
information you provide to us. Insufficient resumes and application
packages will result in loss of consideration. Your experience and
education is also evaluated using an assessment questionnaire,
which is available at the following link:
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12385322
Review our benefits
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have
access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of
position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time,
temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the
following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure
you're eligible under their policies.
1. Resume: Your resume may be in any written format you choose, and
to be sufficient, should contain the required information as
specified in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. Insufficient
resumes, or resumes that contain inappropriate information, such as
privacy information or photographs, will result in an ineligible
rating.
2. Occupational questionnaire: A completed job-specific
occupational questionnaire should be submitted through your
Application Manager account.
3. Proof of Bar Membership: Documentation must show that you are a
member of the Bar of a state, territory or commonwealth of the
United States, or the District of Columbia. If you are made an
offer, you must submit a Certificate of Good Standing dated within
30 days of the offer.
4. Transcripts: You MUST submit a copy of your college
transcript(s), as specified under the Education section of this
announcement. Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for application
purposes, provided they show your classes, grades, dates of
attendance and award of any degree. If selected, an official/sealed
college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to
employment.
5. Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for
applying veterans' preference to attorney positions, which are in
the excepted service; however, the Commission considers veterans'
preference eligibility a positive factor in the hiring of all
positions. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must
include such information in their cover letter, or resume, and
submit supporting documents (e.g. DD Form 214, Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active duty) as part of their application
package. Although the point preference system is not used as in the
competitive service, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point
preference must submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15), and
documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed,
as listed on the SF-15. Specific information is available on the
Office of Personnel Management website at: http://www.opm.gov.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational
questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the
Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM
(EST) on 04/26/2024 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log
in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your
USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the
occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application
package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and
appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing
date.
3. To verify that your application is complete, log into your
USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the
Application Status link and then select the More Information link
for this position. The Details page will display the status of your
application, the documentation received and processed, and any
correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus
scan process.
4. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS
account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement.
You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your
USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
The Vacancy ID is 12385322.
Agency contact information
Steve Parker
Phone
202-205-2651
Email
Steve.Parker@usitc.gov
Address
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
500 E St SW
Washington, DC 20436
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an
acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a
review of your complete application is made, you will be notified
of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further
evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
To check the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS
account, select Application Status, and click on the More
Information link under the application status for this
position.
You will be notified up to four times during the hiring
process:
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
1. Resume: Your resume may be in any written format you choose, and
to be sufficient, should contain the required information as
specified in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. Insufficient
resumes, or resumes that contain inappropriate information, such as
privacy information or photographs, will result in an ineligible
rating.
2. Occupational questionnaire: A completed job-specific
occupational questionnaire should be submitted through your
Application Manager account.
3. Proof of Bar Membership: Documentation must show that you are a
member of the Bar of a state, territory or commonwealth of the
United States, or the District of Columbia. If you are made an
offer, you must submit a Certificate of Good Standing dated within
30 days of the offer.
4. Transcripts: You MUST submit a copy of your college
transcript(s), as specified under the Education section of this
announcement. Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for application
purposes, provided they show your classes, grades, dates of
attendance and award of any degree. If selected, an official/sealed
college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to
employment.
5. Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for
applying veterans' preference to attorney positions, which are in
the excepted service; however, the Commission considers veterans'
preference eligibility a positive factor in the hiring of all
positions. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must
include such information in their cover letter, or resume, and
submit supporting documents (e.g. DD Form 214, Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active duty) as part of their application
package. Although the point preference system is not used as in the
competitive service, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point
preference must submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15), and
documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed,
as listed on the SF-15. Specific information is available on the
Office of Personnel Management website at: http://www.opm.gov.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational
questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the
Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM
(EST) on 04/26/2024 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log
in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your
USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the
occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application
package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and
appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing
date.
3. To verify that your application is complete, log into your
USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the
Application Status link and then select the More Information link
for this position. The Details page will display the status of your
application, the documentation received and processed, and any
correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus
scan process.
4. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS
account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement.
You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your
USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
The Vacancy ID is 12385322.
Agency contact information
Steve Parker
Phone
202-205-2651
Email
Steve.Parker@usitc.gov
Address
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
500 E St SW
Washington, DC 20436
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an
acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a
review of your complete application is made, you will be notified
of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further
evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
To check the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS
account, select Application Status, and click on the More
Information link under the application status for this
position.
You will be notified up to four times during the hiring
process:
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
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