Supervisory Paralegal Specialist - Arlington, United States - Non-Departmental Agency

Description

Summary

The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board is responsible for adjudicating appeals filed by Federal employees. The selectee of this position serves as a Supervisory Paralegal Specialist responsible for the supervision of a staff of paralegal specialists. They are responsible for all administrative functions in support of the mission of the office. In addition, the incumbent performs a full spectrum of paralegal duties to directly assist Administrative Judges.

Duties

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Directs a staff that provides comprehensive legal and administrative support to all of the Region's Administrative Judges and other Board staff.
• Evaluates resource needs, develops staffing proposals and oversees resource utilization, includes the performance of analytical duties focusing on improvements in the work processes of the organization.
• Participates in the development of the formal operating guidelines and drafts supplemental guidelines pertaining to the operations of the Region.
• Initiates formal personnel actions and monitors the performance of subordinates on an on-going basis, includes monitoring and handling employee conduct matters, exercises approval authority for a full range of leave requests
• Prepares cases for hearing, including writing synopses of issues and noting case file deficiencies, researching legal issues, assisting at teleconferences and hearings, and drafting orders.
• Initiates inquiries regarding case processing and responds to inquiries on behalf of the Administrative Judges of the office.
• Drafts initial decisions, involving dismissals because of lack of jurisdiction and/or untimely filing, settlements, and other similar appeals.
• Performs legal research, analyzing legal decisions, questions, opinions, rulings, and other issues affecting appeals.
• Performs research from reference sources including various titles of the United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Westlaw, and Board decisions.
• Responds to oral and written requests from other Board offices, Congressional offices, the public, appellants and their representatives, and agency representatives, concerning potential, pending and past appeals and general Board procedures.
• Analyzes and evaluates initial appeals, determining timeliness and jurisdictional issues and hearing requirements.