Legal Administrative Specialist (Probate)
1 week ago
Provides legal assistance to, consults and interprets decisions with.....
- Provides legal assistance to, consults and interprets decisions with attorney advisors in the Bureau and administrative law judges in the Office of Hearing and Appeals.
- Interprets decisions of the administrative law judges and attorney advisors.
- Evaluates factual documents and other information to determine the level of legal complexity in probate cases.
- Provides guidance in estate planning in accordance with federal, states, and tribal inheritance codes to Indians who own trust or restricted lands and resources.
- Examines legal documents for the purpose of ascertaining ownership status of lands and resources held in trust or restricted status and to ensure the accuracy of legal descriptions.
- Assembles inventories, account ledgers and all legal documents, including heirship data, wills, and codicils into a probate case package.
- Researches land titles and prepares an inventory of real property in Indian estates; collects information regarding trust and restricted funds in Indian estate accounts.
- Prepares reports that set forth the principal and interest amounts of trust and restricted funds.
- Drafts and supervises the execution of wills, codicils, revocations of wills and other property disposition documents in accordance with the intent of Indian clients in compliance with federal statutes and regulations, and tribal and state laws.
- Performs legal research to assist the decision makers in resolving problems arising under federal, tribal, and state case law applicable to the testamentary disposition of property, title status, and genealogy and probate matters.
- At the close of probate proceedings, takes all actions necessary to effect new land and resources ownership data and payment of any trust and restricted funds in the estate account.
Starting at $39,576 Per Year (GS 5-9)
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