Summary This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Bankruptcy, Litigation and Terminations Department (BLTD). CONCURRENT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS POSITION IS ALSO BEING ADVERTISED UNDER MERIT PROMOTION PROCEDURES UNDER ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER OGC-2025-0002. IF YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF YOU QUALIFY. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Responsibilities The candidate selected for this position will: Prepare and transmit reports to appropriate senior level attorneys on cases and assignments. Plan and assign work to be accomplished by subordinate paralegal staff. Manage and retrieve electronically stored information and other records including legal risk management, privacy, and case management. Independently research and oversee the analysis of complex and/or unprecedented legal issues and prepares legal documents, reports, and memoranda for use of attorneys in complex ERISA, bankruptcy, FOIA/Privacy Act, appropriations, case law, legal research and memoranda, and other sources of authority. Conduct extensive and thorough legal research analysis, and evaluation of a range of topics relating to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation, bankruptcy, and/or liens. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications and/or education for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level in the federal service or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the private sector reviewing work assignments associated complex civil litigation, oversee the preparation of legal pleadings, briefs, motions and formal legal memoranda; provide investigative and paralegal services and advise staff on research, drafting and preparation of court filings, and the drafting and filing of statutory and consensual liens. Examples include: providing technical expertise to paralegal specialists preparing and filing statutory and consensual liens, complaints, affidavits, declarations, memoranda of law, trusteeship applications, agreements, policies, procedures, stipulations, motions, orders, proofs of claim, and other types of pleadings. Time-In-Grade Requirement: In order to be eligible for this position, all current Federal employees must provide proof of meeting the time-in-grade requirement (i.e., at least 52 weeks of experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service). This information must be in both your resume and on an SF-50. Those who do not provide proof of having met the time-in-grade requirement will be deemed ineligible for this position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Education NO EDUCATION IS REQUIRED. Additional Information To be considered under a special hiring authority such as the Schedule A appointing authority for persons with disabilities; the direct-hire authority to appoint veterans with service-connected disabilities of 30 percent or more; Peace Corps or VISTA service; or another excepted service/special hire authority, you must submit documentation to support your claim for eligibility with your application package. PBGC encourages qualified applicants with disabilities to apply. If you are requiring reasonable accommodations, please contact PBGC’s Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, Roderick Duncan, at (202) 286-7803 or Duncan.Roderick@pbgc.gov. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. All Veterans are encouraged to visit CareerOne for resume writing tips and skill conversion terms. If you believe that you have been subjected to discrimination, you may contact the PBGC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO): OEEO Main Office Phone: 202-229-4363 Email: EEO@PBGC.gov