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Summary This position is in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Program Support Branch (PSB), Legal Research Center (LRC) . The supervisor is Allison Robinson. Selectee is subject to Office of Government Ethics Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements and security ownership restriction reporting requirements. This position is non Bargaining Unit. Based on the staffing needs of the agency/area of consideration, additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement. Responsibilities As the Team Leader for the Office of the General Counsel's Legal Research Center, you will oversee a research support program that provides reference, legislative, and regulatory research services, and training for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Duties also include overseeing and managing contracts and legal source materials and staff training in the use of those resources, as well as management of the NRC dockets in the Federal Docket Management System, including Federal Register Notice (FRN) tracking and review and publication of FRNs for the agency. The selectee will be responsible for leading a team of professionals (less than 25% of duty time) in the Legal Research Center (LRC), whose primary focus is to provide paralegal and litigation support and tracking services to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and manage the FRN Program. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required This is a Drug Testing position. Background investigation leading to a security clearance is required. Subject to security ownership restrictions and reporting requirements. Subject to random drug testing during employment. You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. Qualifications In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GG/GS-13) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: A strong level of demonstrated experience in at least one of the following areas: -Researching and analyzing legal problems using well-established, widely known and accepted professional legal theories, principles, concepts and practices. -Reviewing legal documents for content, consistency, and compliance with various standards and guidelines related to filing requirements and hearing processes. -Interpreting and applying the Federal Register Act and other policies and rules regarding the publication of Federal register general notices. -Tracking and management of legal resources, broad based legislative information, and/or legislative activities for a government, congressional, judicial, or law firm library or equivalent. A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume and may also be addressed in the vacancy question provided for your supplemental response. Brief (e.g., one page) resumes are discouraged, as they may place you at a disadvantage during the hiring process due to insufficient information. The IDEAL CANDIDATE will be able to demonstrate the following: 1. Demonstrated knowledge of the theories, principles, and techniques of legislative and legal research as evidenced by experience working in a legal, and/or legislative environment. (In your resume, describe specific education, training and/or experience that demonstrate your ability to apply the principles, concepts, and methodologies of legislative and legal research. Provide examples of assignments that demonstrate your ability to perform legislative and legal reference work.) 2. Demonstrated skill in the review and publication of Federal Register general notices by applying the requirements of the Federal Register Act, Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Congressional Review Act, and other applicable Executive Orders, government-wide regulations and circulars, and NRC policy directives. (In your resume, describe specific training, education, and/or experience that demonstrate your skill in applying the authorities underlying the review and publication of Federal Register general notices. Describe how you have applied these statutes, regulations, and guidance governing the review and publication of Federal Register general notices.) 3. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and/or supervision to a customer service organization, including the ability to improve operations of an organization or activity through the use of technology, customer involvement, performance management, process analysis, or other approaches. (In your resume, describe specific training, education, and/or experience that demonstrate your ability to provide leadership and/or supervision for a customer service staff as demonstrated by success in activities such as formulating goals, objectives, and project plans; establishing procedures and schedules for work product or programs to achieve timely, high-quality products; introducing and achieving buy-in for improvements and innovations that had positive impacts on operations, organizational productivity, customer service/satisfaction, and/or management processes; resolving conflicts and solving problems; establishing methods for monitoring and measuring performance and customer satisfaction; and establishing and providing oversight, guidance, training/developmental opportunities, and direction to personnel of diverse backgrounds to foster a motivated and effective work atmosphere with a strong commitment to customer service.) Education Additional Information The duty location of this position is Rockville, Maryland. In general, employees are expected to be in the office at a minimum of 4 days per pay period. Telework schedules, including full-time telework, are approved, on a case-by-case basis. If selected, telework will be determined in accordance with Agency policy and the Collective Bargaining Agreement, if applicable. False statements or responses on your resume or questionnaire can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. The NRC may offer recruitment incentives to eligible new appointees, or relocation incentives to current Federal employees who are required to move geographically when the NRC determines that, in the absence of such incentives, it will be difficult to fill the position with a suitable candidate. Generally, current Federal employees are not eligible for a recruitment incentive, but maybe eligible for a relocation incentive. The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Individuals with disabilities may contact the Selective Placement Coordinator for assistance with the application or hiring process via Disability.Resource@nrc.gov. Deaf applicants may contact the Disability Program Manager by calling the NRC videophone at 240-428-3217. Individuals who are eligible for non-competitive appointment under an OPM special appointing authority may apply for consideration under a comparable NRC non-competitive appointing authority. Veterans, please visit: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/ Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to being appointed to determine their suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. False statements or responses on your resume or questionnaire can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. A transferable security clearance from another agency or a background investigation leading to a clearance is required for all new hires. To begin work at the NRC without a security clearance, you must be granted a temporary waiver of the required clearance, referred to as a 145(b) waiver. To be eligible for a 145(b) waiver you will need a favorable education verification, reference, credit, and criminal history checks. If a wavier is granted, the successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication is required for continued employment. If you have resided outside the U.S. for an extended period of time, the agency may not be able to (1) grant the 145(b) waiver where the required investigation cannot be completed in a timely manner, or (2) achieve timely completion of the background investigation required for a security clearance. The NRC is a zero tolerance agency with respect to illegal drug use. Individuals selected for this position will be subject to pre-appointment drug testing unless currently in a NRC position subject to random drug testing AND will be subject to random drug testing upon appointment to the NRC.