PARALEGAL SPECIALIST T5

PARALEGAL SPECIALIST T5

Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary

THIS IS AN ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This position is in the Excepted Service "under the authority of Title V, P.L. 114-328, Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA). This position is part of the AZ 162nd Wing , Arizona Nional Guard under Position Description Number

PDT5846000

. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS AN ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION

This position is in the Excepted Service "under the authority of Title V, P.L. 114-328, Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA). This position is part of the AZ 162nd Wing , Arizona Nional Guard under Position Description Number

PDT5846000

. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month

• Apply by 05/28/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 28, 2026 Locion Tucson, AZ 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $76,095
• $98,928 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Learn more about pay scale and grade 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 thMay be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportion as approprie to perform temporary duty assignmentsis position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0950 Paralegal Specialist Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Top Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AZ-12954735-26-NW-26-104C

Control number 868381100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Duties Help This position is loced the 162nd in Tucson, Arizona. The primary purpose of this position is for Paralegal support within the ste/territory Staff Judge Advoce's Office providing ancillary legal research and analysis. Manages the Freedom of Informion Act (FOIA), Preventive Law and Alternive Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs in the ste/territory. Serves as a point of contact for claims, ethics determinions, legal assistance for Army and Air Nional Guard personnel and their families, and provides technical legal guidance and support to Nional Guard unit commanders and their assigned legal personnel. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. Participion in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer Program. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Incumbent must possess and maintain a current ste driver's license. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance. The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an approprie valid driver's license is mandory Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. This position is designed as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. (cont.) Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the Nional Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1) Qualificions

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

1-year specialized experience, educion, or training equivalent to least the next lower grade level in the formal and informal rules of evidence and skill necessary to evalue the adequacy and/or admissibility of evidence, to request additional da or further investigion, when needed, or to develop narrive or graphic exhibits to support specified legal arguments and coordine actions with other federal agencies or ste and local jurisdictions th have closely reled responsibilities. Educion You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion In accordance with 5 CFR §335.106, Veteran's Preference considered for vacancies under merit promotion when an agency accepts applicions from individuals outside its own workforce. Eligible veterans must claim their veterans' preference on their resume and during the applicion process for federal positions using the proper documention. To receive the 5 point preference (TP) ring the individual must provide member copy 4 of their Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD 214) for verificion. To receive the 10 point preference the Applicion for 10-Point Veterans Preference form (SF-15) must accompany applicion and additional documention detailing characterizion of service. Veterans Preference considered for this Job Announcement under the Cegory Ring method QUALIFIED and

NOT QUALIFIED.

If you are unsure if you can claim Veterans Preference click the link to see if you may be eligible: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/choice.htm Visit the OPM Vet Guide for informion on the different cegories of

Veterans Preference :

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals/#4 If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Expand Hide additional informion 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 Help 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. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): 1. Knowledge of the various titles of Federal law and ste/territory codes governing and significant current nional and local developments impacting Nional Guard programs and missions. 2. Knowledge of legal reference sources including stutes, codes, subject specific directives, regulions, manuals and other issuances (i.e., types of orders and there sources); court and administrive appelle decisions and nuances sufficient to ascertain legislive history and intent, precedent cases, decisions and opinions relevant to current case work. 3. Knowledge of document control and security measures to insure no untimely or inapproprie release of investigive informion occur jeopardizing pending prosecution and/or defense actions or the physical wellbeing of participants, their counsel, witnesses, etc. 4. Knowledge of legal documents and criminal, civil or military justice procedures sufficient to ensure timely and accure initiion of, or response to legal documents and submissions and routing. 5. Knowledge of, and skill to communice effectively, both orally and in writing, in order to provide assistance to customers in the preparion of legal documents, or to assist torneys by providing written summaries of analyses to support specific legal issues. Benefits Help 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 Help To apply for this position, you

MUST SUBMIT

a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume must provide the following informion for proper evaluion: Name Phone Number Work experience reled to the job for which you are applying; details to include, job title (if federal, include pay plan, series and grade), work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment, employer's name, supervisor's name and contact number, and duties performed.

NOTE:

Verbiage displayed on your resume or applicion must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience loced within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applicions received in verbim will not be In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving des (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This informion is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified. 2. Other supporting documents if required and/or applicable: DD-214, SF-15, Transcripts, etc. 3. If you are claiming Veteran's Preference please see the list below for your claims and the required documention to support your claim. If you are unsure if you can claim Veterans Preference click the link to see if you may be eligible: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/choice.htm . Visit the OPM Vet Guide for informion on the different cegories of

Veterans Preference :

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals/#4 . You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Applicant must provide the SF-15 and approprie supporting documention if claiming 10-point Veterans Preference. Otherwise, Veterans Preference claim will not be adjudiced.

Veteran' Preference Codes:

TP

• Tentive preference
• 5 points (Required document DD 214 and DD 215 (as applicable)) CP
• Compensable disability preference
• 10 points (10
• 29% disability) (Required documents DD 214 and DD 215 and disability letter from the VA (as applicable)) CPS
• 30 Percent Compensable disability preference
• 10 points (30% or more disability (Required documents DD 214 and DD 215 and disability letter from the VA (as applicable)) XP
• disability preference 10 points (has service-connected disability or received Purple Heart, but does not qualify for CP or CPS.) (Required document DD 214 and DD 215 (as applicable)) XP
• 10 Points-Derived preference for deceased relives (spouse, widowers, parents of deceased veterans) 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12954735 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Rudy Padilla Phone 520-295-6794 rudy.padilla@us.af.mil Address AZ 162nd Wing 1650 E Perimeter Way Tucson, AZ 85706 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 Help To apply for this position, you

MUST SUBMIT

a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume must provide the following informion for proper evaluion: Name Phone Number Work experience reled to the job for which you are applying; details to include, job title (if federal, include pay plan, series and grade), work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment, employer's name, supervisor's name and contact number, and duties performed.

NOTE:

Verbiage displayed on your resume or applicion must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience loced within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applicions received in verbim will not be In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving des (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This informion is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified. 2. Other supporting documents if required and/or applicable: DD-214, SF-15, Transcripts, etc. 3. If you are claiming Veteran's Preference please see the list below for your claims and the required documention to support your claim. If you are unsure if you can claim Veterans Preference click the link to see if you may be eligible: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/choice.htm . Visit the OPM Vet Guide for informion on the different cegories of

Veterans Preference :

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals/#4 . You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Applicant must provide the SF-15 and approprie supporting documention if claiming 10-point Veterans Preference. Otherwise, Veterans Preference claim will not be adjudiced.

Veteran' Preference Codes:

TP

• Tentive preference
• 5 points (Required document DD 214 and DD 215 (as applicable)) CP
• Compensable disability preference
• 10 points (10
• 29% disability) (Required documents DD 214 and DD 215 and disability letter from the VA (as applicable)) CPS
• 30 Percent Compensable disability preference
• 10 points (30% or more disability (Required documents DD 214 and DD 215 and disability letter from the VA (as applicable)) XP
• disability preference 10 points (has service-connected disability or received Purple Heart, but does not qualify for CP or CPS.) (Required document DD 214 and DD 215 (as applicable)) XP
• 10 Points-Derived preference for deceased relives (spouse, widowers, parents of deceased veterans) 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12954735 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Rudy Padilla Phone 520-295-6794 rudy.padilla@us.af.mil Address AZ 162nd Wing 1650 E Perimeter Way Tucson, AZ 85706 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps 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 this month

• Apply by 05/28/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 28, 2026 Locion Tucson, AZ 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $76,095
• $98,928 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 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 thMay be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportion as approprie to perform temporary duty assignmentsis position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Top Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AZ-12954735-26-NW-26-104C

Control number 868381100