Qualification
- Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred but not required.
- Two years of secretarial or legal processing experience.
- Must possess a strong legal, administrative, or paralegal background. Excellent command of English grammar and spelling.
- Excellent organization, communication, and administrative skills.
- Computer proficiency with word processing, email, legal research, and database maintenance. Will coordinate with the court’s tech support.
- Proficiency with making travel arrangements and submitting expense reports.
- Ability to work collegially in a small working environment.
- Integrity, character, and good judgment.
Benefits
In addition to paid federal holidays, benefits for this judicial assistant position include federal employees’ group health, dental, vision and life insurance, flexible spending accounts (for medical and dependent care expenses), a commuter or parking subsidy, a Thrift Savings Plan ( TSP ), and a retirement plan.
Judiciary employees serve under excepted appointments (not civil service).
Excepted appointments are at will and can be terminated with or without cause. Employees are required to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is available to applicants for review upon request.
Salary
Depending on qualifications and experience :
- For grade JS 7 : 2 years of general work experience, plus 2 years of specialized work experience (legal, paralegal, or law office work).
- For grade JS 8 : 2 years of general work experience, plus 3 years of specialized work experience (legal, paralegal or law office work).
- For grade JS 9 : 1 additional year of specialized work experience.
- For grade JS 10 : 2 additional years of specialized work experience.
A college degree may be substituted for general work experience; legal or paralegal training may be substituted for up to 2 years of specialized work experience.
Miscellaneous
The selectee considered for this position is required to undergo an FBI Background Check and / or Investigation and social media inquiry as a condition of employment.
The selectee may be appointed provisionally, and retention will depend upon favorable suitability determination of the background investigation.