Support legal, technical, and administrative staff with clerical and office automation tasks
Produce documents using word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and desktop publishing software
Answer phones, file materials, retrieve data, and provide general office support
Responsibilities increase in complexity as training and experience progress
What they're looking for
Currently enrolled at least half-time in accredited high school, college, or vocational program
U.S. citizen or permanent allegiance to United States
One year general experience or two years post-secondary education (or combination)
Type at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors
Summary
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is seeking Student Trainee Clerk positions. These positions are located in Portland, OR. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
Apply on Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys's site.
This is an excepted service appointment under the Pathways Intern Program. This appointment may be extended until the selectee's educational program requirements have been completed. After successful completion of the program requirements, the individual may at agency discretion be converted to a TERM or permanent appointment. For more information on the Pathways Program, please visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/students-recent-graduates/
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon is now accepting applications for Student Trainee Clerks (Office Automation) through the Pathways Program. As a Student Trainee Clerk, you'll play a key role in keeping daily operations running smoothly by supporting legal, technical, and/or administrative staff with a variety of clerical and administrative tasks. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team providing essential office clerical and automation support to one or more professional, program, or technical staff members in the United States Attorney's Office. Automated support may include use of one or more of the following software applications: word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, desk-top publishing, graphics, project management, calendar and electronic mail. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.
Typical work assignments will include:
Producing a variety of documents using varied and advanced word processing software functions
Storing, retrieving, editing, and printing a variety of documents with complex formats such as graphics or tables within the text
Sorting, calculating, and retrieving data from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs
Answering telephones and referring callers to staff members or taking messages as appropriate
Providing general office clerical support
Sorting, filing, and retrieving materials in alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order
Making recurring and special messenger trips as necessary
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Qualifications
To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met:
Student Status: Definition of a student - applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate/professional school, or certificate program equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study (go to http://www.ed.gov/accreditation to verify accreditation status) pursuant to 5 CFR 362. You must be considered in good academic standings by the school. Individuals must be taking at least a half-time academic, vocational, or technical course load leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate. "Half-time" is defined by the school in which the student is enrolled.
Citizenship: Student Interns must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.)
Background Investigation: You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
Pathways Participant Agreement: All interns are required to sign the Participant Agreement.
GS-4: To be eligible at the GS-4 level, you must have: at least one (1) year of general experience; or two (2) years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both general experience and education as explained below.
One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.
General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, automation, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of a student trainee (clerk - office automation). Examples of general experience include:
producing, storing, retrieving, and printing documents using word processing hardware and software
sorting, calculating, and retrieving information from electronic databases or spreadsheets to produce reports, charts, and graphs
answering office telephones and referring calls to appropriate staff
sorting, filing and retrieving materials in alphabetical, numerical or chronological order
providing general office clerical support
Combining Education and Experience: Successfully completed education above the high school level and general experience may be combined to meet the qualification requirements at the GS-04 grade level. To determine if you qualify based on a combination of education and experience, first determine your education as a percentage (e.g., 30 semester hours divided by 60 equals 50%); then determine your experience as a percentage (e.g., 6 months general experience divided by 12 equals 50%); finally, add the two percentages and if the total equals 100% or more, you qualify (e.g., 50% + 50% = 100%).
To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)
Education
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.
Foreign Education Note: You may use foreign education to meet qualification requirements if you send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency in with your transcript. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
How to apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/16/2026 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. (It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.)
3. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, http://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13076879
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online, contact district Human Resources staff at USAOR-HR@usdoj.gov as soon as possible to arrange an alternative application process.
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