Summary You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in the OFFICE OF THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE of USMC RECRUITING COMMAND. Responsibilities You will select, assemble, summarize, and compile substantive and comprehensive legal and administrative information in order to prepare legal, advisory briefings, information papers, and memoranda. You will implement and administer the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) program for the Command, serving as the principal point of contact on FOIA/PA matters. You will provide guidance on how to process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA)requests and the scope of FOIA/PA exemptions. You will maintain all required physical and electronic files in accordance with relevant orders, regulations, and statutes. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Working knowledge of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the Manual for Courts-Martial, the Manual for the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, and the Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual; 2) Applying legal skills and knowledge necessary to draft and prepare sound briefing and information papers, opinions, conclusions, and recommendations; 3) Familiarity with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) applicable regulations, statutes, or guidelines, including all FOIA exceptions, procedural issues, legal interpretations, decisions, and precedents surrounding FOIA and PA processing; and 4) Applying knowledge of research methods to include the use of statutes, directives, instructions, regulations, orders, digests, documentaries, commentaries, legal instruments, case law and other legal and administrative reference material to respond to issues presented. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Certain incentives (such as Relocation) may be authorized to eligible selectees. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.