This position is located in the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO), Akron, OH Hearing Office at 121 S Main St, Suite 400, Akron, OH. The position description number for this position is PD672600. A summary of the major duties are listed below. You may also view the full position description on the Agency intranet at the following link: PD Search

Duties

Serves as a Senior Legal Advisor to Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), the Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge (HOCALJ), the Hearing Office Director (HOD) and the Processing Group Supervisors in a SSA Hearing office (HO). Renders professional legal advice and assistance to the ALJs in prehearing development and preparation of cases for hearing, post hearing development and other post hearing actions. Analyzes, researches and develops cases, formulates comprehensive decisions in the most legally complex cases and, otherwise, acts on requests for hearings held under Titles II, XI, XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended. Drafts decisions in extremely sensitive and/or the most legally complex cases such as class action and court remand cases involving significant policy issues and questions regarding the interpretation of Federal Circuit Court opinions or the application of Acquiescence Rulings in particular cases. Analyzes cases and prepares decisions involving State law and conflicts of law.

Requirements

• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Applicants must be in good standing.
• Applicants must have a fully successful rating of record.
• Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources.
• Proof of active bar membership required at point of application.

Qualifications

BASIC: Applicant must be an active member in good standing, duly licensed, authorized and eligible to practice as an attorney under the laws of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. Territory; and MANDATORY: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes experience analyzing, interpreting and developing (pre-hearing and post-hearing) cases under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended; reviewing case law, legal opinions, rulings, and other sources of a legal nature with respect to the interpretation and application of the Social Security Act, as amended, the Administrative Procedure Act, State and foreign law, and other relevant statutes and regulations; performing legal research and analyses to identify and evaluate critical case factors to formulate legally defensible decisions, drafting decisions for sensitive and or legally complex cases involving policy issues and questions regarding court opinions and or rulings; and presenting findings, conclusions and recommendations in written analyses and through oral briefing to various contacts. TO BE CONSIDERED, APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE PROOF THAT THEY ARE AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING, DULY LICENSED, AUTHORIZED AND ELIGIBLE TO PRACTICE LAW. PROOF OF ACTIVE BAR MEMBERSHIP MUST INCLUDE THE STATUS, STATE, MONTH, DAY, AND YEAR AND BE DATED WITHIN A YEAR OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-12 Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Region V OHO 600 West Madison 6th Floor Chicago, IL 60661 US
• Name: Kurt Recker
• Phone: (312) 575-4928
• Email: [email protected]