James V

Series: 0901 - Grade: 11 Hours per week: 40

Legal Administrative Specialist - Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review - Charlotte, NC

(2026-05)

Series: 0901 - Grade: 11 Hours per week: 40

• Schedule hearings for various Immigration Judges.
• Maintain calendar of cases and track hearing court dates.
• Generate, organize and assemble case information for paper and electronic files.
• Use case processing management systems to include courts and appeals system (ECAS).
• Provide litigation and administrative support to Judges and Senior management.
• Process Record of Proceedings to include incoming and outgoing legal correspondence, motions, orders, pleadings, exhibits and notices of hearings in a timely manner.
• File documents electronically and track status of cases.
• Open and close legal cases using automated systems.
• Answer visitors’ calls and process internal and external members correspondence.
• Use various software applications to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Acrobat.
• Process Mega Master Calendar and Individual Hearings.
• Use templates to create correspondence.
• Assist internal and external personnel to include Homeland Security Attorneys and interpreters’ services.

Import Specialist - Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations - Charlotte, NC

(2026-02 - 2026-04)

Series: 1889 - Grade: 7 Hours per week: 40

• Determine admissibility of merchandise, classification and appraisement of imported merchandise by reviewing documentation.
• Manage, coordinate and process goods entering the country.
• Manage import processes and ensuring compliance with regulations and coordinating shipments.
• Analyze shipment data with carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers officials to facilitate smooth inbound logistics and resolve issues.
• Screen entry document packages for regulatory and legal requirements.
• Recommended changes or updates to existing technology or proposed new software.

Enforcement and Removal Assistant - Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations - CHARLOTTE, NC

(2024-01 - 2025-01)

Series: 1802 - Grade: 5 Hours per week: 40

• Routinely and accurately reviewed complex legal documents to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Used Planet, Rails and EARM and ECAS database systems to track alien numbers and upload Notice to Appear information.
• Converted documents to PDF and upload them to various systems.
• Reviewed and processed FOIA requests in a timely manner.
• Managed personal workload daily.
• Gathered pertinent documents to include Passports, driver license and birth certificates.
• Mailed out files to National Records Center using UPS mail system and track files.
• Analyzed case information to determine appropriate procedures in handling criminal cases.
• Verified signature authority from senior personnel before returning documents to noncitizens and release of noncitizens.
• Analyzed and extracted information from internal and external sources.
• Processed Immigration cases for Senior management and deportation officers.

Legal Assistant - Social Security Administration - Charlotte, NC

(2014-01 - 2023-12)

Series: 0986 - Grade: 8 Hours per week: 40

• Reviewed, analyzed and provided legal and technical support to Administrative Law Judges.
• scheduled complex cases for Administrative Law Judges.
• Reviewed and processed a variety of legal and medical documentation, records and evidence.
• Reviewed claims to assure all issues have been addressed to include public and veteran cases existing statutes and procedures, precedent rulings federal and state law in the adjudication process.
• Resolved discrepancies and deficiencies in the file by obtaining information, documentation and other pertinent data required to process the case.
• Communicated with Law attorneys daily.
• Performed a wide range of actions in support of pre and post hearing case development.
• Coordinated hearings with claimants, representatives, expert witnesses and hearing reporters.
• Effectively and accurately intake, tracked and managed claims.
• Managed records, files and data.

Legal Administrative Specialist - Department of Health and Human Services, Office of General Counsel - Washington DC, DC

(2011-08 - 2013-12)

Series: 0901 - Grade: 11 Hours per week: 40

• Provided legal and administrative support services for the General Counsel, Attorneys and other Senior staff members.
• Controlled legal administrative correspondence.
• Planned and managed special projects which involve a coordination effort amongst several component organizations.
• Analyzed facts and legal issues involved and prepared appropriate memorandum or report.
• Made arrangements for meetings by reserving conference rooms, setting specific time, and contacting all personnel who were to attend and distributing final briefing documents to attendees.

ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST, YEOMAN YN1 AND NC1 NAVY RECRUITER - UNITED STATES NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT RICHMOND - Norfolk, VA

(1990-05 - 2011-07)

Hours per week: 40

• Executive Assistant for the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer.
• Planned, prepared and distributed briefing to senior military officers.
• Prepared various legal reports, briefs and memoranda for Senior Military Legal Officers.
• Supervised, coached and mentored junior personnel.
• Recruited, hired and selected personnel for enlistment into the Navy.
• Interviewed potential applicants in person or by telephone for enlistment into the Navy.
• Obtained pertinent information to process cases.
• Check law enforcement background checks on potential applicants.
• Initiate background checks on all applicants for enlistment processing.
• Processed travel, finance, budget, mail, property, space, records, personnel and various logistics information and systems.
• Independently coordinated administrative activities to support office requirements for supplies, property and office moves.
• Managed department government vehicles including credit cards, vehicle maintenance, logs, reports and vehicle inspections.
• Conducted background checks on candidates by obtaining information from police law enforcement officials for qualification or disqualification into the Navy.
• Records and Forms Manager for several commands managing personnel records and official correspondence.
• Analyzed and evaluated productivity of administrative programs.
• Updated personnel security clearance documents handling secret, sensitive, confidential and classified documents.

Diploma - Monroe Area High School (1989)