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This position is located in a hearings operation support entity, Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings Operations (OHO), Social Security Administration (SSA). The incumbent provides quasi-legal assistance support to administrative law judges (ALJs), other professionals, and technical staff members within the office on claims filed for entitlement to benefits pursuant to titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended (the Act), at the administrative appeals level. The incumbent processes a request for hearing (R/H) from its receipt in the office to its completion, independently performing a wide range of actions, such as, but not limited to: reviewing claims for legal and regulatory requirements and timeliness; annotating files and automated systems to reflect receipt of and other required actions; developing the case for hearing before an ALJ; identifying and analyzing the pertinent issues; summarizing the evidence; as well as taking post-development actions, as necessary, to complete the file prior to issuance of a decision. The incumbent serves as the first point of contact for claimants and their representatives who are seeking information or assistance in developing needed evidence to support their claims and is recognized as the agency's representative in defining the legal process and decorum to claimants, their representatives, and other participants in the hearing.