Legal Assistant

Summary This vacancy is for a GS-0986-7, Legal Assistant located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, PPC LEGAL SERVICES STAFF in TOPEKA, Kansas. Responsibilities You will serve as a Legal Assistant and be responsible for reviewing all incoming legal actions such as garnishment orders, bankruptcy claims, affidavits, powers of attorney, certificates of true copy, applications, notices, qualified domestic relations orders, summonses, subpoenas, and other legal documents to ensure compliance with federal statutory and regulatory requirements and refer documents to the paralegals and attorney and other PPC offices as necessary and locating and compile information from files, determining if any treatment, such as rearrangement or simple computations is necessary, and route the assembled documents to a paralegal for technical review if necessary. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Analyzes l...