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The incumbent serves as a Legal Recruitment Specialist in OARM. OARM is a small, friendly, and customer-oriented office that manages, develops, plans, implements and evaluates Department-wide recruitment, hiring, and retention programs for law students and attorneys. OARM counsels and advises Department officials at the highest levels on issues affecting attorney personnel.
12/02/2020 to 12/08/2020
$72,030 - $112,240 per year
GS 11 - 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
13
No
Yes
JMD-DAAG-HRA-21-10973293-DE
585819500
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
This position is being advertised under delegated examining procedures and is open to all U.S. Citizens. Preference for eligible veterans will be applied.
OARM seeks a congenial, organized, highly motivated, customer-focused, team player who thrives in a supportive role, to join its mission-driven office. The incumbent will perform a variety of programmatic, administrative, analytical, technical, editorial, and special assignments related to OARM's mission of attracting diverse and well-qualified applicants to DOJ. The incumbent works under the guidance and direction of the Deputy Director for Legal Recruitment and Outreach and works closely with Assistant Directors.
Specific responsibilities of the Legal Recruitment Specialist include, but are not limited to:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be creditable toward your qualifications. Therefore, you should provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.General Employment Information:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the job opportunity announcement closes, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. The information you provide will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. Some announcements may use additional USA Hire assessment batteries and you will be notified if you're required to take an additional assessment.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under DOJ's Category Rating and Selection Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If it is determined you meet minimum qualification requirements, your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):
Documentation requirements may vary from applicant to applicant based on your eligibility claims.
For example, Veteran documents would be required only from applicants claiming Veteran's Preference. It is your responsibility to carefully review the list of document descriptions below, to see which documents are required for your application.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a detailed resume containing the following pieces of information for each job listed:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application questionnaire and submit your supporting documentation. Your complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/11/2020 to receive consideration.
Please note that if the vacancy has an application limit, it will be listed at the top of the announcement by USAJOBS, and the closing date may be sooner than listed here.
If you would like to preview the assessment questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10973293
You will receive e-mail notifications as your application status is updated by DOJ. However, you can also see your application status any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account and looking on the "Applications" page. Click the position title to expand the display for each application in the list. Click here to learn more about checking your application status, or see what each application status means.
We strive to extend a final offer of employment within 90 days from the close of this announcement. Delays do sometimes occur for reasons beyond our control. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if openings in other offices occur within 90 days, candidates who are referred to the hiring office, may be referred to other hiring offices in this scenario.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/585819500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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Are you interested in a rewarding and challenging career? Join the U.S. Department of Justice!
To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
The Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM) at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks a legal recruitment specialist who is customer service driven, organized, detail oriented, and tech-savvy to support the collegial and hardworking Legal Recruitment and Outreach team with administration of its Department-wide law student and attorney recruitment and outreach efforts, including: the Attorney General's Honors Program; Summer Law Intern Program; Volunteer Legal Intern Program; lateral attorney recruitment; Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program; and, Attorney Mentor Program.
DOJ recruits law students and experienced attorneys to fill more than 3,000 compensated and volunteer positions annually. OARM serves as the primary resource, within and outside DOJ, on all issues relating to law student and attorney employment, including recruitment, outreach, retention, and separation. The office is conveniently located in Washington, DC near three metro stations: Judiciary Square, Gallery Place, and NAVY/Archives.
