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Legal Advisor

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$198K - $209K/yr

Summary The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeks to hire a Legal Advisor to assist the Judges of the Court in considering applications presented by the U.S. government for ...

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Staff Attorney

Washington, DC · On-site +1

$102K - $187K/yr

... of the highest court of any state, the District of Columbia, or a territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States within the meaning of 48 U.S.C. § 1904(e)(5). * Progressively ...

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Procurement Specialist

Washington, DC · On-site +1

$56K - $77K/yr

Comply with and maintain awareness of the Guide to Judiciary Policy, applicable Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts' policies and procedures, internal controls guidelines, and all local policies ...

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Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits)

Washington, DC • On-site, Remote

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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$77K - $136K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Life, Retirement

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The Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits) Judges Educational Programs and Retirements position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Human Resources Office (HRO), Judges Compensation and Retirement Division. HRO provides human resource program leadership, services, and solutions to enable the U.S. courts and the AO to define, recruit, manage, compensate, reward, develop, and retain a highly skilled workforce.
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The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Human Resources Office (HRO), Judges Compensation and Retirement Division (JCRD) is seeking a self-motivated and experienced Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits) to support judges' educational programs and retirements. This position reports to the JCRD Chief and JCRD Assistant Chief.
JCRD is responsible for managing multiple unique retirement systems for retired Supreme Court justices and federal judges and the survivor annuity system for their spouses. In addition, the division coordinates with other AO divisions on personnel actions, monthly payroll processing, benefits, and other requests for retired justices, judges, and their surviving spouses.
The Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits) must have excellent communication, strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills. The ideal candidate must have experience in a team environment, and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
  1. Assisting with judges' educational, benefits and retirement programs, including coordinating with circuit executive offices, the Federal Judicial Center, judges, venues, speakers, and security.
  2. Assisting with hotel and travel arrangements for division staff attending the programs and financial accounting and payment of bill related to the programs.
  3. Coordinating one-on-one counseling sessions, including the preparation of individual benefits profiles for judges attending the programs.
  4. Assisting with the preparation and shipment of program materials, including presentations, handouts, and forms.
  5. Assisting with the ID program for justices, judges, clerks of court, and circuit executives, including preparing and issuing IDs, answering questions, and tracking requests.
  6. Preparing letters sent by the AO Director and the JCRD Chief for items, including appointments, retirements, and condolence letters.
  7. Managing retirement cases for U.S. justices and judges.
  8. Managing death cases for justices, judges, and spouses.
  9. Calculating pay and annuities for judges and survivors, in accordance with statutes, regulations, and standard operating procedures.
  10. Providing counseling and advisory services to justices, judges, and their spouses on pay, benefits, and retirement programs, including the Judicial Retirement Systems, Federal Employees Retirement System, Judicial Survivors' Annuities System, Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employees Health Benefits, Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, judiciary-specific retirement programs, Social Security, and Medicare.
  11. Representing the AO in national outreach efforts and delivering presentations on pay, benefits, and retirement planning at circuit judicial conferences, Federal Judicial Center orientations and workshops, and other judiciary-wide meetings and events.
  12. Preparing written communications to judges and their spouses regarding benefits, retirement, and related programs.

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
  2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
  4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
  5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
  6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
  7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications
Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:
  • Providing benefits counseling and advisory services for employees, survivors, or beneficiaries.
  • Assisting with educational program logistics and materials.
  • Communicating with individuals or groups by phone, email, or in-person.

Education
This position does not require education to qualify.
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The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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