Location: Houston, TX
Company: U.S. Department Of The Treasury
for the IRS. It is a great place to work with an excellent benefits package and family-friendly atmosphere. Duties The mission of the Office of Chief Counsel is to serve America's taxpayers fairly and with integrity by providing correct and impartial interpretation of the internal revenue laws and the highest quality legal advice and representation for the Internal Revenue Service.
The Associate Chief Counsel, Finance and Management (F&M) organization supports the administrative, financial, and managerial programs of the Office of Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel on all management matters for the organization nationwide. F&M is also responsible for providing support services to
all of Chief Counsel's field offices located in over 50 cities nationwide. The selectee from this vacancy announcement will manage the Houston Chief Counsel Offices.
As a Legal Support Coordinator, you will lead a staff of office administrative and legal support employees in preparing and processing legal documents and correspondence and maintaining legal filing systems. The lead role includes establishing and maintaining office management procedures, as well as managing and making adjustments to the workload of administrative and legal support staff (including Legal Assistants and Secretaries). Leading the support staff includes handling issues that are elevated to you by the staff and
ensuring all support staff are trained on the key aspects of their jobs.
You will assist the supervisor by providing input to performance appraisals and awards for staff members. Please note this is not a formal management position. Duties include: Serve as the focal point for coordinating and administratively handling complex or unique calls and/or correspondence. Identify, analyze, and resolve difficult issues or problems encountered by the support staff and provide recommendations for resolving procedural issues and concerns. Provide administrative oversight and accountability for the accuracy of data and records input into the computer system. Conduct studies of how the support staff's work flows through the office and the staff's efficiency in achieving their work goals.
Provide technical assistance and solutions to problems referred by lower graded support staff. Prepare a variety of administrative and legal documents such as cover letters, correspondence, reports, and pleadings that include tables of contents, tables of citations, statutory appendices, and financial and statistical tables. This is not an all-inclusive list. Requirements Conditions of Employment Refer to " Other Information" Click " Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying.
Must be a U. S. Citizen or National Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. To qualify for this position of Legal Support Coordinator you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement: For GS-09: Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Resolving problems of a non-technical nature, analyzing office operations and making recommendations to improve efficiency, assisting with workload management of an office support staff, providing final review of documents for compliance with office policy and regulations, and providing guidance to office and support staff.
Performing administrative duties such as preparing requisitions, monitoring expenditures, reviewing time and attendance, or reviewing travel documents. You have an expert knowledge of office software such as Word, Excel, document scanning programs, and database software in order to create, manipulate, analyze, report, and retrieve information.
Your experience includes training others on office procedures, databases, software and/or legal work. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education Substitution: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business OR an LL.
B. or J. D. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education: Options for qualifying based on a combination are identified in the online questions. NOTE : If qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application package. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e. g. Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e. g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents.
Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a " not qualified" determination. Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical), Leadership, Oral and Written Communication, Problem Solving, and Team Building. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Category A, Category B or Category Cdepending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position.
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are backssed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. ualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category. Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration.
You may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the ), you must be assigned to Category B or better to be rated as " well qualified" to receive special selection priority. Required Documents A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional. ) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions.
Please view. Veterans' Preference Documentation If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing actual or expected dates of service dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an , along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. For more information on veterans' preference view. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION : For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. See " Education" for more details. PDN-9ad3d219-548a-4fccf925e36ed
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