This position is located in the Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, D.C. The incumbent will provide a variety of administrative and clerical support to legal staff including attorneys. If selected, you may be able to work full-time if your class schedule allows. Student Pathways Program: This is a Student Internship opportunity that provides students enrolled in a qualifying educational institution with paid opportunities to work in Federal agencies while completing their education.
Who May Apply: Applicants must be CURRENT students in an accredited high school, college (including 4-year colleges/universities, community colleges, and junior colleges); professional; technical, vocational, and trade school; advanced degree program; or other qualifying education institution pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate. As a Student Trainee, your typical work assignments may include the following: Use office automation software and equipment to type, edit, and format letters, memoranda, reports, technical documents, charts, graphs, and/or forms. Facilitate the exchange of information between attorney, paralegal, and litigation support staff. Organize meetings for attorneys (including arranging the time and place), arrange conference calls, reserve conference rooms, and ensure that equipment for the conference room is in place and working. Receive incoming telephone calls and visitors. Answer inquiries related to general policy, programs, and activities of the office. Receive, sort, and route incoming mail and correspondence to office staff. Assist in closing cases by purging duplicate documents, ensuring that relevant documents are included with the case file, and preparing an index of the file contents. Send, receive, distribute electronic mail and fax documents; prepare Federal Express mailings; and operate office photocopiers and scanners.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
carmen.browne@usdoj.gov (202) 616-3127
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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