Job Description

This position is located in the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of General Counsel (OGC). As a Supervisory Paralegal Specialist, you will oversee the programs and supervise the administrative and paralegal staff within OGC. Additionally, you will conduct a broad range of legal research and information functions to support OGC's mission and objectives. This position will serve as the manager for OGC's Appropriations Law Support Branch.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits .

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

You may qualify at the MS-I band level if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

You must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band level, equivalent to the PE-II, PT-II, or GS-13 level in the federal service, which has equipped the applicant with the skills and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as experience:

1. applying management techniques, methods, theories, or principles for the accomplishment of program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight. (This experience may have been gained through work experience as a project/program manager, team lead or project/program lead, technical advisor, or senior specialist/analyst that included managing resources, providing support to managers, mentoring team members, providing day-to-day guidance, training, and/or oversight of peers or others);
2. conducting detailed legal research, including laws, regulations, case law, directives, and legislative history;
3. drafting legal documents;
4. providing liaison support to legal counsel in carrying out their responsibilities.

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