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Overview For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. GS-9 Eligibility To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level is defined as experience gained in a position designated as a Translator or equivalent that involved knowledge and skill of techniques in the translation of documents from Spanish into English and English into Spanish in the preparation of written material used to further investigations such as: translating material; extracting information and summarizing the information in English and Spanish; Translating Spanish to English using Artificial Intelligence or Computer Assisted Translation Tools. Education: Master's or equivalent degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in Translation, Interpretation, Linguistics, Spanish Language, or a closely related field or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of a Translator. A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. GS-11 Eligibility To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level is defined as experience gained in a position designated as a Translator or equivalent that involved knowledge and skill of advanced techniques in the translation of documents from Spanish into English and English into Spanish in adherence to accuracy, completeness, and impartiality in the preparation of written material used to further investigations. Examples of specialized experience include: producing translations that are grammatically correct and which use a wide range of both technical/nontechnical vocabulary; certifying translations to be introduced as evidence in court hearings or trials; transcribing and translating audio and audio/video recordings; translating materials at all levels of difficulty and subject matter; providing summary and sight translations of court documents, text messages, etc.; demonstrating knowledge of technical and legal terminology; Translating Spanish to English using Artificial Intelligence or Computer Assisted Translation Tools and preparing transcriptions using transcription software and managing term bases. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in Translation, Interpretation, Linguistics, Spanish Language, or a closely related field or LL.M., if related. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of a Translator. A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only education in excess of 2 full years is creditable. To calculate your percentage of education, first determine the total number of hours that exceed 36 semester hours by 18 or your school's definition of one year of study. To calculate, your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. GS-12 Eligibility To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal Service. Specialized experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level is defined as experience gained as a Translator or equivalent that involved expert transcription and translations from live, recorded, and writ #J-18808-Ljbffr PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)