paralegal specialist - Coronado, United States - Department Of The Navy

Description

Summary

You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in the Force Judge Advocate Office of COMNAVSURFPAC.

Duties

• You will manage the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) annual financial disclosure statement program, including conducting preliminary screening of OGE 450 form and OGE 278 form filings.
• You will provide or coordinate training of headquarters staff and monitor and assist similar educational efforts at subordinate commands to ensure compliance.
• You will serve as the Ethics Program Manager, staying up-to-date on constantly changing government ethics regulations, including annual guidance.
• You will design and implement staff procedures for ensuring ethics reviews are conducted for all matters requiring review.
• You will provide technical and substantive legal advice on the processing of cases, including criminal investigations, Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) matters, and court-martial cases.
• You will assist with pre-trial matters such as drafting convening orders, locating members for courts-martial, completing charge sheets and requesting legal services.
• You will provide swift independent guidance and legal advice to commands on administrative separation matters.
• You will serve as the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Coordinator, processing all public requests for official Department of the Navy documents and information.
• You will ensure the accurate and timely completion of investigations, including the analysis of investigation results.
• You will provide extensive, detailed legal research services and develop and justify recommendations for agency action on legal issues.