Paralegal Specialist
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Description: Social Security Administration is hiring Paralegal Specialist right now, this career will be ordered in Missouri. Further informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Do you have a desire to:
• Help SSA manage its Social Security programs?
• Analyze and solve problems?
• Help to advise millions of retired and disabled ind! ividuals?
• Work on a team to make a difference in people's lives and your own?
Join SSA, one of the top 10 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government!
Paralegal Specialist help to further the agency's mission by providing a full range of technical support for Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) and other technical/professional positions in SSA's hearing offices. This support helps to expedite case processing for claims filed under the provisions of the Social Security Act.
This position is located in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR), National Case Assistance Center in St. Louis, MO at 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, Building 110, St. Louis, MO.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
US Citizenship is required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
Registered for Selective Service. See Other Information tab
Selectees may be! required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Ap! proximately 2 weeks of formal classroom training.
Relocation expenses will not be paid
DUTIES:
Once selected for the Paralegal Specialist position in SSA, you will contribute to the Agency's mission through direct and personal service to the public. This includes formulates decisions on requests for hearings held under titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended. Participates fully and assists the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the formulation of case decision. Formulates and drafts legally defensible decisions which are supported by the evidence, ensuring that decisions are consistent with the Act and with the agency's regulations, rulings and other agency policies.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
For GS-9
: Requires 1 year of specialized experience that demonstrates the knowledge of the principles, concepts and methods of legal research and reference sources; knowledge and understanding of the appea! l process and the legal due process of law, skills applying legal principles and concepts; identifying the factual and legal issues of a case; developing appropriate information and evidence to analyze numerous facts, evidence and allegations to determine accuracy and applicability; and drafting fully favorable decisions and dismissal orders.
For GS-11
: Requires 1 year of specialized experience that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and methods of extensive and complex legal research and reference sources; knowledge and understanding of the appeal process and the legal
due process of law, skills applying complex legal principles and concepts; indentifying the difficult factual and complex legal issues of a case; developing appropriate information and evidence to analyze numerous facts, evidence and allegations to determine accurcy and applicability; and independently draft fully favorable decisions and dismissal orders.!
Note:
Part-time work is prorated in crediting expe! rience (e.g., if you work 20 hours per week for a 12-month period you will be credited with 6 months of experience).
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION:
Substitution of education for general and specialized experience will be made in accordance with the OPM Operating Manual,
Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions
.
If you are qualifying for this position based on completed education at an accredited college or university, you
must
provide a copy of your official or unofficial college transcripts or other proof of education.
NOTE:
Education completed in a foreign institution
must
be certified as equivalent to coursework completed at a U.S. college or university. It is the applicant's responsibility to acquire U.S. Certification and provide it at the time of application. For a list of Credential Evaluation Services, log on to:
http://www.edupass.org/admission! s/evaluation.phtml
For GS-9:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B or J.D., if related to the position being filled.
For GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related to the position being filled.
COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Experience and education as described above may be combined to meet the minimum qualification requirements . Only graduate education
in excess
of the amount required for the
next lower grade level
may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. One full academic year of graduate study is 18 semester hours.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
The evaluation you receive is based on your responses! to the questionnaire. Your resume and supporting documentation will be! compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire, which is designed to capture the desired competencies for this position. These competencies include
oral and written communication, legal and medical terminology, analyze and recommend solutions, ability to conduct research and analysis.
Please make sure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your evaluation.
The questionnaire takes about 15 minutes to complete. To preview the questions, click the following link:
View Assessment Questions
Your application will be evaluated under the Category Rating method. If you meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements for the position, your application will be evaluated and placed into one of the three categories:
1 - Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements.
2 - Well Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the Minimu! m Qualification Requirements and demonstrate a satisfactory level of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
3 - Best Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and demonstrate a high level of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
Candidates eligible for veteransÂ' preference will be placed ahead of other candidates in the appropriate category for which they have been rated.
Additionally, preference eligibles who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent and meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements will automatically be placed into the Best Qualified category.
ICTAP candidates who meet the requirements for the Well Qualified category will be placed at the top of the Best Qualified category and be given selection priority.
BENEFITS:
Social Security offers a co! mprehensive
benefits program
that you can customize f! or your
individual medical and financial needs
.
In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help you
balance life with Social Security to life outside of work
. Please visit our Careers website at
www.ssa.gov/careers
for additional information.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Selective Service
: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you are registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See
www.sss.gov
.
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If you were eligible to this career, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Social Security Administration.
Interested on this career, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This career will be opened on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:48:35 GMT
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