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Paralegal Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted today
About the Role
Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Chicago Field Office, Fines, Penalties, & Forfeitures (FPF) Staff, located in Rosemont, IL. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Joining the Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to provide legal support to law enforcement officers.
- →This position starts at a salary of $56,409.00 (GS-07, Step 1) to $89,703.00 (GS-09, Step 10) with promotion potential to $130,080.00 (GS-12 Step 10).
- →In this Paralegal Specialist position, you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals providing key legal support for law enforcement professionals.
- →Typical work assignments include: Reviewing and adjudicating seizures, penalties, prior disclosures, immigration carrier fines, and claims for liquidated damages within the Fines, Penalty and Forfeiture (FPF) Officer's authority through to solution.
- →Participating in hearings, analyzing complex issues, applying agency laws and regulations, preparing clear and concise statements of facts, and exercising sound judgment in arriving at decisions.
- →Reviewing and making determinations as to the presence of probable cause and/or the acceptability of evidence in order to ensure the sufficiency of cases within the jurisdiction of the FPF Officer.
- →Receiving, examining, and evaluating petitions filed by individuals, corporations or attorneys seeking relief from seizures, penalties or liquidated damages.
- →Developing and providing guidance, training, and feedback to internal and external stakeholders in regards to seizures, penalties, fines and liquidated damages case processing, in order to increase effectiveness of enforcement actions.
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
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Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation.
- ✓CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
- ✓As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU.
- ✓For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5fc553b8-676b-45bc-842a-00bf55f133a4
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