Paralegal Specialist

Summary This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of General Counsel (OGC), with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. Responsibilities As a Paralegal Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a Paralegal Specialist in developing legal research strategies for the Office of General Counsel (OGC) on implementing acts, to include the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Merchant Marine Act, Endangered Species Act, Administrative Procedures Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act. Assist attorneys with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), requests. Act as administrator of the OGC Litigation Database, supervising the data that is entered, and responding to queries regarding litigation affecting NOAA from the White House, the Secretary of Commerce, members of the Legislative Branch, and internal NOAA search requests. Locate, interpret, and summarize statutes, regulations, treaties, legislative histories, and othe...