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Docketing Technician; Office Automation Jobs in Seattle, USA at Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys/The Office of the U.S. Attorneys
Position: Docketing Technician (Office Automation)
Summary
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As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 26-WAW–DE.
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Duties
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If selected, you will serve as a Docketing Technician (Office Automation) for the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Western District of Washington providing procedural and systemic information on all aspects of docketing systems for Civil Division Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) and legal support staff. At the full performance level, typical work assignments will include:
- Inputting information into databases and systems, updating records, and routing to appropriate USAO employee;
- Developing and maintaining automated records from initial referral to final disposition and case file closure;
- Developing or requesting new or modified reports and internal processing procedures to meet changes in USAO needs or to improve docketing efficiency and effectiveness;
- Determining incoming cases or legal actions requiring special handling and making appropriate referral prior to coding and data entry;
- Accepting service of legal documents from opposing counsel or representatives;
- Conducting periodic case certification process and working with AUSAs to verify case information; and
- Receiving inquiries on case status from client agencies, the Court, USAO staff, defense counsel, and other individuals and exercising confidentiality, tact, discretion, and judgment in determining what information may be properly released.
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
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Conditions of employment
- Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
- You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
- If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
- Time-in-Grade:
Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. - You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
Qualifications
GS-5:
To be qualified at the GS-5 level, you must have: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in Federal service; OR four (4) years of education above the high school level; OR a combination of both specialized experience and education as defined below.
Specialized Experience is defined as performing various clerical/administrative duties in support of the operation of an office. Examples include reviewing documents with basic legal implications for accuracy and completeness; receiving and routing incoming mail; responding to inquiries; typing and formatting correspondence and forms; maintaining filing systems; and performing data entry within an electronic automated database system.
Combining Education and Experience: A combination of specialized experience (as defined above) and post-high school education may be used to meet the total experience requirements for the GS-5 grade level. Only post-high school education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the qualification requirements. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
GS-6: To be qualified at the GS-6 level, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level.
Specialized Experience is defined as utilizing a variety of electronic case management systems and office automation programs for the purpose of developing or maintaining docketing and record-keeping. Examples include receiving and reviewing incoming case files and documents and routing to appropriate employee; inputting information into databases and systems and updating records; researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information;
and using automated software to produce legal reports, documents, correspondence and related materials.
GS-7:
To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.
Specialized Experience is defined as performing docketing functions and developing legal reports by using computerized case tracking and record-keeping systems for a law or legal office (or equivalent). Examples of specialized experience include maintaining and extracting data from automated docketing databases and systems from initial referral to final disposition and case file closure;…
Title: Docketing Technician; Office Automation
Company: Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys/The Office of the U.S. Attorneys
Location: Seattle, USA
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