Summary The United States District Court is seeking a Judicial Assistant/Paralegal. The incumbent will provide executive level administrative support and legal duties to United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai. Responsibilities REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES The Judicial Assistant/Paralegal will assist the Judge in the daily activities of the office, performing administrative management, secretarial, legal, and related paralegal duties as assigned by the Judge. The Judicial Assistant/Paralegal will also assist in the day-to-day conduct of court business. In addition, this position deals with lawyers and members of the public on behalf of the judge. The Judicial Assistant/Paralegal is generally the first member of a judge's staff whom outsiders meet, the incumbent must have a pleasant and positive attitude, excellent organization skills and refined customer service skills. The successful candidate must have the ability to work cooperatively with the other members of the chambers staff so that, as a team, they effectively assist the judge in fulfilling judicial responsibilities. Requirements Conditions of Employment BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION OR CLEARANCE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: DRUG TESTING Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The successful applicant must speak and write in grammatically correct and professional quality English and be able to communicate clearly and professionally with the public. In addition, the applicant must be proficient in using Microsoft Outlook email/calendaring Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheet management and Adobe. Proficiency is mission critical. General experience is progressively responsible general clerical or secretarial experience, and specialized experience is progressively responsible secretarial experience that involved responsibility as a principal office assistant to a supervisor who was dealing with law-related matters. Education above the high school level may be substituted for experience as follows: * Education in a college, university, or secretarial school of recognized standing may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the general experience on the basis of 30 semester (45 quarter) hours equal nine months of experience. * A bachelor's degree from a college or university of recognized standing may be substituted for two years of general experience. Preferably, such degree should have included courses in law, government, public or business administration, or related fields. * Education in a legal or paralegal curriculum may be substituted for a maximum of two years of specialized experience on the basis of one full academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours) equals one year of experience. Less than one full year of study will be credited on a pro-rata basis. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Preference will be given to applicants who possess: * A four-year college degree, * A paralegal certificate, * Significant legal secretarial, paralegal, and/or court clerk experience in the criminal or civil legal field, including electronic court filing, * Experience managing an office and exercising independent judgment, * Or a juris doctor (JD) from a law school of recognized standing Education EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent. A four-year college degree, a paralegal certificate, and/or Juris Doctorate from a law school of recognized standing is preferred. Additional Information This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.