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Associate Disability Attorney

Heard & Smith, LLP · San Antonio, TX · 1 mo ago
LegalFull-time
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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse description. Content: - Intro: description about firm, values, mission. Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the firm". The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use "About the role" for introductory prose. - Responsibilities: bullet list of duties: provide legal advice to clients, prepare for and represent clients at disability hearings before SSA ALJs, legal writing at ALJ and Appeals Council levels, communicate with clients via telephone, mail, email at all levels of disability process. - Requirements / Qualifications: The posting includes "Preferred" and "Minimum Requirements". We need to decide sections: maybe "Qualifications" for preferred/experience, and "Requirements" for minimum requirements. Or combine. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications if content distinct. Let's extract: Preferred: not entry level, preferred candidate will have at least 1-3 years experience practicing SSD law, conducted at least 200 SSA hearings in recent years. If not, consider Junior Associate. To Be Successful in This Role You Will Need to Have: - Attorney License - 1-3+ Years Social Security Disability Law Experience - 200 or More Hearings Before SSA ALJs - Ability to Travel up to 80% of the Time - Strong Communication Skills, Both Oral and Written - Reliability and Dependability - Residence in One of the Above Listed States Minimum Requirements For a Remote Attorney Home Office: - Fast Internet Connection (20MB+) - Wired Ethernet Cable Internet Connection in Your Home Office - Land Line Telephone or Good Cell Phone Signal in Home Office - Quiet Home Office with No Distractions During Business Hours The Firm Provides the Following to our Attorneys Working from Home: - Laptop Computer, Additional Monitor, Printer, and Headphones - Remote Internet Wi-Fi Access (For Use During Business Travel) - Monthly Cell Phone Stipend Benefits mentioned earlier: "We Offer Fast-paced, and Professional Environment;Fulfilling, Challenging, and Rewarding Workloads;Great Team Environment;Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off;Comprehensive Medical Benefits Package;Employee Wellness Program;Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing!" Thus Benefits: Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Comprehensive Medical Benefits Package, Employee Wellness Program, Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing. Also maybe "Fast-paced, Professional Environment; Fulfilling, Challenging, and Rewarding Workloads; Great Team Environment" could be considered work environment but not strictly benefits. Could be part of "About the role" or separate "Work Environment". But we only have allowed headings; we could put those under Benefits or maybe under "About the role". Since Benefits heading expects benefits like paid holidays etc. We'll include those. Pay: Not explicitly stated beyond "Competitive Salary". That's vague but it's a statement. The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". "Competitive Salary" is somewhat vague but it's a statement; maybe acceptable? It's not a specific number but it's a description. The rule says avoid filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". "Competitive Salary" is not exactly those; it's a qualitative statement. Could be okay. However they said "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting states "Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing!" So we can include Pay section with that statement. Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's travel up to 80% of time, but not schedule like full-time, part-time, hours. Not given. So we should not create Schedule section. Skills: Could be derived from "Strong Communication Skills, Both Oral and Written", "Reliability and Dependability". Also maybe "Ability to Travel". Could be a Skills section. Qualifications: Could include Attorney License, 1-3+ years experience, 200+ hearings, residence in listed states. Requirements: Could include Minimum Requirements for home office (internet, wired ethernet, phone, quiet office). Also maybe travel ability. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide: - About the role: intro paragraph about firm and mission. - Responsibilities: bullet list of duties. - Qualifications: bullet list of preferred qualifications (Attorney License, 1-3+ years experience, 200+ hearings, ability to travel up to 80%, strong communication skills, reliability, residence in listed states). - Requirements: bullet list of minimum home office requirements (fast internet 20MB+, wired ethernet, land line or good cell signal, quiet home office). - Benefits: bullet list of benefits provided (Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Comprehensive Medical Benefits Package, Employee Wellness Program, Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing, Laptop Computer, Additional Monitor, Printer, Headphones, Remote Internet Wi-Fi Access for business travel, Monthly Cell Phone Stipend). Also maybe "Fast-paced, Professional Environment; Fulfilling, Challenging, and Rewarding Workloads; Great Team Environment" could be included but maybe not needed. - Pay: bullet list? Actually Pay is just "Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing!" but that's already in Benefits. Could combine. But we need Pay section only if posting states them. It does state competitive salary. Could put Pay section with that statement. However we already have Competitive Salary in Benefits; duplication maybe okay but we should avoid repeating. Perhaps better to put Pay section with "Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing!" and Benefits section with other benefits (Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Comprehensive Medical Benefits Package, Employee Wellness Program, Laptop, Monitor, Printer, Headphones, Remote Wi-Fi Access, Monthly Cell Phone Stipend). That avoids duplication. Let's check if any other pay details: none. Thus:

About the role

...

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advice to clients
  • Prepare for and represent clients at disability hearings before Social Security Administrative Law Judges
  • Perform legal writing at the ALJ and Appeals Council levels
  • Communicate with clients via telephone, mail, and email at all levels of the disability process

Qualifications

  • Attorney license
  • 1‑3+ years of experience practicing Social Security Disability law
  • Conducted 200 or more Social Security hearings before SSA ALJs in recent years
  • Ability to travel up to 80% of the time
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Reliability and dependability
  • Residence in one of the following states: CA, TX, GA, FL, NV, TN, DC, NC, SC

Requirements

  • Fast internet connection (20 MB+)
  • Wired Ethernet cable internet connection in home office
  • Land‑line telephone or good cell‑phone signal in home office
  • Quiet home office with no distractions during business hours

Pay

Competitive salary with 401(k) and profit sharing

Benefits

  • Paid holidays and paid time off
  • Comprehensive medical benefits package
  • Employee wellness program
  • Laptop computer, additional monitor, printer, and headphones
  • Remote internet Wi‑Fi access for use during business travel
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
We should not include Schedule section. Check for any repeated content: we have not repeated job title. No boilerplate. Make sure we preserve all substantive information: Did we miss anything? The description also mentions "Fast-paced, and Professional Environment;Fulfilling, Challenging, and Rewarding Workloads;Great Team Environment". That's not captured. Could be part of About the role or Benefits. Since it's about work environment, maybe we add a sentence in About the role. Let's incorporate that into About the role paragraph. Also "We Offer Fast-paced, and Professional Environment;Fulfilling, Challenging, and Rewarding Workloads;Great Team Environment;" is part of the benefits offered. Could be added to Benefits as bullet points: "Fast-paced, professional environment", "Fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding workloads", "Great team environment". But those are not typical benefits but could be included. However we already have Benefits list; adding those would be okay. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We should include that detail. Let's add them to Benefits as separate bullet points. Thus Benefits bullets: - Paid holidays and paid time off - Comprehensive medical benefits package - Employee wellness program - Fast-paced, professional environment - Fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding workloads - Great team environment - Laptop computer, additional monitor, printer, and headphones - Remote internet Wi‑Fi access for use during business travel - Monthly cell phone stipend - Competitive salary with 401(k) and profit sharing (but we moved salary to Pay). Could keep salary in Pay only. We need to avoid duplication: we have Pay section for salary; Benefits section for other benefits. Now check if any other details: "We Offer Fast-paced, and Professional Environment;Fulfilling, Challenging, and Rewarding Workloads;Great Team Environment;Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off;Comprehensive Medical Benefits Package;Employee Wellness Program;Competitive Salary with 401(k) and Profit Sharing!" That's all. Thus we have captured. Now ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "Are You a Service Minded Person?" etc. That's part of About the role? It's promotional but could be considered part of About the role. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The promotional questions are not boilerplate; they are part of the posting's content. Should we keep them? They are substantive? They are rhetorical questions to engage applicants. Might be considered part of the description. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep them. However they are not really job duties or qualifications; they are more like motivational statements. Could be included in About the role paragraph. Thus About the role paragraph could include: "Heard & Smith’s core values remind us to stay client focused. Helping clients regain financial stability and independence keeps our 100+ person team challenged and very busy. This is important work; our clients are worth it. Our firm has helped Americans get justice on their disability claims for over 35 years. Are You a Service Minded Person? Are You a Giver By Nature? Do You Get U

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