This Pathways Internship appointment is located in the Division of Federal Employees' and Energy Workers Compensation (FEEWC), a national office division in the Office of the Solicitor. The Division is responsible for providing legal services to the Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) in connection with workers' compensation claims under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICPA), and related statues.
Incumbent serves as a paralegal specialist in the FEEWC Division and is responsible for his or her own personal case load of subrogation matters. The FEEWC Division is responsible for thousands of cases referred to FEEWC by OWCP in order to determine whether FECA claimants should be required to seek damages from third parties potentially liable for FECA-covered injuries and illnesses and for monitoring any litigation seeking such damages.
More details on the position, qualifications requirements, and the application process are set forth in the vacancy announcements, PW-24-SOL-01 which is available through the following USAjobs link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/780276800
The deadline for submitting applications Wednesday, March 20, 2024. We encourage anyone interested in the position to apply. Interested persons can also obtain information about working at SOL through the new “SOL Ambassadors Program” (https://www.dol.gov/sol/jobs/ambassadors.html).