1300 I Street, NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20005 1300 I Street, NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20005Location: Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD
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BALTIMORE, MD OR WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA. NOTE: THESE ARE NOT REMOTE POSITIONS. ALL SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO LIVE WITHIN A 2-HOUR COMMUTING DISTANCE AS OF THE APPOINTMENT DATE.
Legal Assistants (LAs) play a vital role delivering Social Security benefits. As a LA, you ensure the program receipt, control, documentation, and assignment of cases to Administrative Appeals Judges, Appeal Officers, and Paralegal Specialists. In addition, you review files to ensure proper jurisdiction, completeness of the record, and timeliness of the filing. Your work has a direct impact on ensuring people who need SSA benefits receive them timely.
To qualify, you must be a U.S. Citizen and have excellent communication and people skills. We consider additional qualifications such as experience, education or a combination of experience and education.
Entry into these positions is at the GS-05 level with career ladder advancement opportunity within the position to the GS-06 and GS-07 level. Salaries are competitive and include locality adjustments based on the job location. SSA offers promotion opportunities and a wide variety of positions in our numerous offices across the country.
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