Posted July 05, 2026
Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist
Northern District of Texas
Lubbock, TX
Full Time
Compensation: $89,508 to $116,362 Annually
Reference: NorthernDistrictofTexas874012700
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement. This position has no education substitution
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Northern District of Texas, serving as the Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, which includes duties as first line supervisor of the Criminal Division paralegals and as second line supervisor to Criminal Division legal assistants and support staff. Typical work assignments will include:
- Performing a full range of first line supervisory duties associated with supervising legal support staff.
- Organizing and directing the activities of legal support staff.
- Providing legal, technical, and clerical support to attorneys and legal support staff.
- Assisting attorneys and managing legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information.
- Performing a variety of complex administrative duties relating to the management of an office.
- Advise, counsel, and instruct staff on both legal work and administrative matters. To qualify for the position of Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, at GS-0901-12, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.
To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience organizing and directing the activities of legal support staff; providing legal, technical, and clerical support to attorneys; providing technical advice to legal support staff; assisting attorneys and managing legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information; performing a variety of complex administration support relating to the management and administrative support of the division.
You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 06/29/2026 of this announcement.
Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 06/29/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement. This position has no education substitution
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Northern District of Texas, serving as the Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, which includes duties as first line supervisor of the Criminal Division paralegals and as second line supervisor to Criminal Division legal assistants and support staff. Typical work assignments will include:
- Performing a full range of first line supervisory duties associated with supervising legal support staff.
- Organizing and directing the activities of legal support staff.
- Providing legal, technical, and clerical support to attorneys and legal support staff.
- Assisting attorneys and managing legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information.
- Performing a variety of complex administrative duties relating to the management of an office.
- Advise, counsel, and instruct staff on both legal work and administrative matters. To qualify for the position of Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, at GS-0901-12, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.
To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience organizing and directing the activities of legal support staff; providing legal, technical, and clerical support to attorneys; providing technical advice to legal support staff; assisting attorneys and managing legal support staff in organizing voluminous case information; performing a variety of complex administration support relating to the management and administrative support of the division.
You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 06/29/2026 of this announcement.
Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 06/29/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.
