Paralegal Specialist - Direct Hire Authority

PARALEGAL SPECIALIST - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

Department of the Air Force

Air Force Meriel Command

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Summary

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The primary purpose of this position is to provide expert paralegal and administrive support to the Office of the Staff Judge Advoce, 66th Air Base Group torneys in a dynamic, diverse, and complex legal organizion providing service across the Air Force enterprise.

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Summary

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The primary purpose of this position is to provide expert paralegal and administrive support to the Office of the Staff Judge Advoce, 66th Air Base Group torneys in a dynamic, diverse, and complex legal organizion providing service across the Air Force enterprise.

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Overview

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Accepting applicions

Posted today

Apply by 09/24/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 24, 2026

Locion

Hanscom AFB, MA

No mching locions found.

Work site options

Telework eligible

Yesas determined by the agency policy.

Remote job

No

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Salary

$46,137 - $109,959 per year

Pay scale & grade

NH 2

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupions and job series

0950 Paralegal Specialist

Supervisory stus

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

Yes

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Other

Financial disclosure required

Yes

Some jobs require

financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

AFMC-...2563-MRA

Control number

870864700

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarificion from the agency

This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection.

Duties

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Independently examines, reviews, and processes legal instruments and supporting documents.

Incumbent performs tasks to establish and maintain workflow and communicion with client customers across the Air Force.

Uses multiple office automion software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents, forms, etc.

Incumbent provides substantive development complex case files fir use in civil litigion, alterne dispute resolution (ADR), and discovery.

Incumbent is responsible for the timely completion of administrive duties as assigned y 66th ABG/JA leadership and deleged authorities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

U.S. Citizenship is required

Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulory Guidance

This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program

For more informion on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage and Fact Sheet

Relocion costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organizion.

Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the approprie security clearance required for the position.

This position may require drug testing, and the candide may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.

Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays

Disclosure of Political Appointments

All federal employees are required to have direct deposit

This announcement may result in a 120-day register th may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing de. Applicants may be referred for considerion as vacancies occur.

Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period OR 2-year trial period.

Upon completion of your probionary/trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.

Incumbent is required to maintain current knowledge of changing stutory and regulory guidance as they rele to the duties of this position; as well as general developments in technology th may improve the effective delivery of legal services.

Incumbent maybe required to function as Notary Public. Must be able to sisfactorily complete training to become a Notary Public and be able to meet bonding or other requirements inherent in the appointment as a Notary Public.

The employee must, within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Employee is required to tend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.

This position may require travel.

Qualificions

In order to qualify, you must meet the general experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrive and Management Positions

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicants must 3 years of progressively responsible general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to least GS-4, least one year of which is equivalent to Federal experience the next lower grade (NH-0950-01) level or equivalent (grade level, pay schedule, pay band, etc) and is described in detail in my resume. An example of creditable general experience is experience in taking dispositive action or response in accordance with applicable laws, regulions, policies, and procedures on a wide variety of legal instruments requiring different documention, planning and organizing work and communicing effectively orally and in writing. NOTE: Due to the use of 120 day rosters; general experience maybe completed within 120 days of the closing of this announcement

OR

EDUCATION: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in a field which demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.

OR

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combinion of the educion and experience listed above. NOTE: only gradue experience in excess of the first year can be used when claiming a combinion of educion and experience. NOTE: Transcripts must be included.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Demonstred knowledge, skill, and general experience with Federal legal and regulory issues is required. Specific knowledge and experience in research using legal and administrive reference sources including computerized legal and legislive reference sources. Uses experience and knowledge to perform extensive legal research and writing applicable to assigned cases or other tasking.

2. Demonstred paralegal skills in the assembly and drafting of legal documents and files, including contract files, source selection documention, responses to discovery requests, agency reports for bid protests, responses to requests for legal opinions, and response to freedom of Informion Act requests.

3. Professional knowledge of paralegal and legal assisting policies, practices, and procedures.

4. Knowledge of correct grammar, spelling, punctuion, capitalizion and form to be able to accurely prepare and edit written correspondence and reports.

5. Knowledge, skill and demonstred ability with computer systems software and skill in opering automed da processing to support office operions and produce a variety of textual documents, reports and dabases.

6. Demonstred ability to conduct oneself in accordance with generally accepted standards of professional demeanor. Knowledge, skill, and demonstred ability to completing assignments th involve working with diverse and dynamic personalities by gaining their cooperion using tact, courtesy, and diplomacy.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE : Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE : Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Educion

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY ? If position has a positive degree requirement or educion forms the basis for qualificions, you MUST submit transcriptswith the applicion. Official transcripts are not required the time of applicion; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on educion alone or in combinion with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion must accredit educion. Click here to check accredition.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the educion credentials have been deemed to be least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. educion program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Additional informion

This is an acquisition demonstrion project position NH-02 equivalent to a GS-05 to GS-11.

This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For informion on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and most recent SF-50 noting position, grade, and duty locion.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more informion.

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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

Benefits

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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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

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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 informion on the specific benefits offered.

How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.

BASIS OF RATING: Your applicion red under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and educion rele to the qualificion requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran's Preference; however, Veteran's Preference is considered where applicable.

Best Qualified Group: Candides in this cegory possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements.

Fully Qualified Group: Candides in this cegory possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements.

Basically Qualified Group: Candides in this cegory meet the minimum educion and/or experience requirements.

Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS : Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance reled ring and/or awards in your resume.

Benefits

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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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

Review our 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 informion on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents

Required Documents

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The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion: Questionnaire

Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License: If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:

Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member

Branch of Armed Forces

Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s)

Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty

Terminal leave start de (if applicable)

Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement)

Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge

Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note: The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

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The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/24/2026

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link:

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp.

Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here .

For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume.

Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy.

Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume.

2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire

3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .

PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Agency contact informion

Total Force Service Center

Phone

...

...

Address

Hanscom AFB

20 Schilling Circle

Bldg 1305

Hanscom AFB, MA 01731

US

Next steps

Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion.

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position.

If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion: Questionnaire

Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License: If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:

Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member

Branch of Armed Forces

Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s)

Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty

Terminal leave start de (if applicable)

Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement)

Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge

Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note: The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

Help

The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/24/2026

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link:

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp.

Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here .

For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume.

Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy.

Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume.

2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire

3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .

PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

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Agency contact informion

Total Force Service Center

Phone

...

...

Address

Hanscom AFB

20 Schilling Circle

Bldg 1305

Hanscom AFB, MA 01731

US

Next steps

Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion.

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position.

If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 09/24/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 24, 2026 Locion Hanscom AFB, MA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $46,137 - $109,959 per year Pay scale & grade NH 2 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number AFMC-...2563-MRA Control number 870864700