PARALEGAL SPECIALIST

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: To provide advice, assistance, recommendations, and support to Air Force leadership on the post-trial processes of Department of the Air Force courts-martial.

Duties

• Serves as Paralegal Specialist for AFLOA/JAJM. Prepares, reviews, and processes military justice records and provides administrative support. Serves as Associate Chief of Appellate Records on matters relating to military justice within the Air Force Legal Operations Agency's Military Justice Law and Policy Division. Conducts research, makes recommendations, and presents conclusions with Division Safeguards the Division's Records and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes thorough knowledge of the UCMJ, MREs, RCMs, court decisions, and precedents. Detailed and comprehensive understanding of all DoD and AF regulations, directives, and administrative instructions regarding military justice. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Thorough knowledge of ABA's Uniform Rules of Professional Responsibility and Conduct, as well as the Force's professional rules, which mandate competence, diligence, coordinated communication, expeditious Litigation, impartiality, and acting responsibly with the media. 2. Detailed and comprehensive understanding of all DoD and AF regulations, directives, and administrative instructions regarding FOIA, PA, CUI; court decisions and precedents pertaining to information disclosures; the UCMJ; MREs; RCMs; and Air Force implementation instructions. 3. Thorough knowledge of current AF organization, structure, programs, functions, functional relationships, channels of communication, and coordinating requirements peculiar to this office. 4. Knowledge in reviewing, analyzing, evaluating, and consolidating requirements from the Secretariat, Air Staff, The Judge Advocate General, and the Director of the Air Force Judiciary. 5. Working knowledge of records management and attendant procedures in the Air Force, including procedures and processes for the long-term storage of records AND knowledge in several types of software and systems to accomplish a variety of office needs including Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Access, and Adobe Pro. Expertise with AMJAMS is desirable. 6. Working knowledge of the National Archives and Records Administration's processes for digitization of physical records and the processing requirements for long-term storage of digital media AND ability to effectively express ideas, both verbally and in writing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/11/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13056677 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.