Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services)

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This position is located in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U. S. Department of Justice. The Legal Administrative Specialist provides a range of legal support functions to include review and processing of documents, maintenance of case files, and coordination of proceedings for master calendar hearings. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance. In order to qualify for the Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services) 0901 -09 position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized work experience, at the GS-7 or equivalent level performing 3 of the 4 following duties: Generating, pulling, organizing, assembling, and providing required information in a case management environment; Experience with managing case management systems Processing legal correspondence and legal documents Processing inquiries, notices, and scheduling matters. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.) OR Education: You must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or LL.B. or J.D., that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Must have a combination of experience and education which totals 100% of the necessary experience and education needed to qualify for this position. (Only graduate education beyond one year, i.e., 18 semester hours, may be combined with experience under this provision.) NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification. In order to qualify for the Legal Administrative Specialist (In-Court Services) 0901 -11 position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized work experience, at the GS-9 or equivalent level performing 3 of the 4 following duties: Generating, pulling, organizing, assembling, and providing required information in a case management environment; Analyzing and evaluating administrative records for final adjudication; Processing inquiries, notices, and scheduling matters in a high-volume environment Processing documents related to legal proceedings. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.) OR Education: Must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.(You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Must have a combination of experience and education which totals 100% of the necessary experience and education needed to qualify for this position. (Only graduate education beyond one year, i.e., 18 semester hours, may be combined with experience under this provision.) NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience if you select this option) You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the closing date of this announcement, (07/03/2026). Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement (07/03/2026) to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

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