Overview:

The Office of Hearings Operations, a component of the Social Security Administration, directs a nationwide field organization of administrative law judges (ALJ) who conduct impartial "de novo" hearings and make decisions on appealed determinations involving retirement, survivors, disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join our team. As a Legal Assistant, you will provide legal and technical support to Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), attorneys, paralegal analysts, and other technical personnel. They develop and process requests for hearings from start to finish, independently performing a wide range of actions to include: scheduling cases for hearings, preparing case summaries, and reviewing/analyzing medical and legal documentation.

Duties:
- Assist with legal research, document preparation, and case management
- Maintain and organize case files, documents, and records
- Prepare and proofread legal documents and correspondence
- Coordinate and schedule hearings
- Conduct document review and data entry as needed
- Assist in the preparation of case files and exhibit documents
- Communicate with claimants and representatives regarding pending cases as necessary
- Perform general clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, answering phones, monitoring hearings, scanning

Qualifications:
To qualify, you must be a U.S. citizen, and have excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, problem solving, analytical, writing and computer software skills. We consider additional qualifications such as experience, education or a combination of experience and education.

EXCELLENT BENEFIT PACKAGE

Hybrid Remote, you must live within 2 hours of the office - Indianapolis, IN

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for the legal field, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join our team as a Legal Assistant.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.14 - $26.25 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Indianapolis, IN 46204