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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2015 7:20:59 GMT -5
I worked for the Board. Ask any questions. Happy to answer them. Keep in mind that many of my friends over there continually ask me when there will be SSA ALJ openings.  GreenerGrass... |
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Post by mastaros on Mar 11, 2015 14:49:17 GMT -5
Does the VA mostly take VA attorneys to become judges or ALJs from other agencies? Do they have numerics in terms of # of cases they need to decide in a given month? Does a SSA insider have a shot? Is it even worth applying for?
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Post by aljwatch on Mar 11, 2015 17:14:01 GMT -5
I've known a lot of attorneys who worked for the BVA (they only go up to GS-14). They probably hire some BVA staff attorneys, but I suspect applicants may have to have had other types of litigation experience in order to get into the highly qualified category. I also had heard there was criticism of recent VLJ hiring for not hiring qualified veterans, so I suspect that will be one focus this time around. They have a hefty backlog and lots of political pressures to reduce that backlog, so there probably are some quantitative requirements connected to the job (even if not a specific "quota"). It can't hurt to apply, especially if you have some kind of litigation experience aside from staff attorney at SSA.
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Post by mastaros on Mar 12, 2015 15:35:14 GMT -5
Thanks all for your guidance!
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