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| Administrative Law
Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers conduct hearings to decide or
recommend decisions on |
| claims concerning
government programs or other government-related matters and prepare
decisions. Determine |
| penalties or the
existence and the amount of liability, or recommend the acceptance or
rejection of claims, or |
| compromise
settlements. |
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| Arbitrators, Mediators,
and Conciliators facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through
dialogue. Resolve |
| conflicts outside of
the court system by mutual consent of parties involved. |
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| Attorney I work is
characterized by Level 1 Difficulty(D1) and Responsibilities(R1).
D-1-Legal questions are |
| characterized by: facts
that are well-established; clearly applicable legal precedents; and
matters not of |
| substantial importance
to the organization. (Usually relatively limited sums of money, e.g., a
few thousand |
| dollars, are involved.)
Examples of D-1 work are: a. legal investigation, negotiation, and
research preparatory to |
| defending the
organization in potential or actual lawsuits involving alleged negligence
where the facts can be |
| firmly established and
there are precedent cases directly applicable to the situation; b.
searching case reports, |
| legal documents,
periodicals, textbooks, and other legal references, and preparing draft
opinions on employee |
| compensation or benefit
questions where there is a substantial amount of clearly applicable
statutory, regulatory, |
| and case
material. |
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| Attorney II work is
characterized by Level 1 Difficulty(D1) and Level 2 Responsibility(R2)
-or- by Level 2 |
| Difficulty(D2) and
Level 1 Responsibility Level (R1). |
| D-1-Legal questions are
characterized by: facts that are well-established; clearly applicable
legal precedents; |
| and matters not of
substantial importance to the organization. (Usually relatively limited
sums of money, e.g., a |
| few thousand dollars,
are involved.) Examples of D-1 work are: a. legal investigation,
negotiation, and research |
| preparatory to
defending the organization in potential or actual lawsuits involving
alleged negligence where the |
| facts can be firmly
established and there are precedent cases directly applicable to the
situation; b. searching |
| case reports, legal
documents, periodicals, textbooks, and other legal references, and
preparing draft opinions on |
| employee compensation
or benefit questions where there is a substantial amount of clearly
applicable statutory, |
| regulatory, and case
material. Difficulty D-2 Legal work is regularly difficult by reason of
one or more of the |
| following: the absence
of clear and directly applicable legal precedents; the different possible
interpretations |
| that can be placed on
the facts, the laws, or the precedents involved; the substantial
importance of the legal |
| matters to the
organization; or the matter is being strongly pressed or contested in
formal proceedings or in |
| negotiations by the
individuals or corporations. |
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| Attorney III work is
characterized by Level 2 Difficulty(D2) and Level 2 Responsibility Level 2
(R2) . Difficulty |
| D-2 Legal work is
regularly difficult by reason of one or more of the following: the absence
of clear and directly |
| applicable legal
precedents; the different possible interpretations that can be placed on
the facts, the laws, or |
| the precedents
involved; the substantial importance of the legal matters to the
organization; or the matter is |
| being strongly pressed
or contested in formal proceedings or in negotiations by the individuals
or corporations, |
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| Attorney IV work is
characterized by Level 2 Difficulty(D2) and Level 3 Responsibility(R3)
-or- by Level 3 |
| Difficulty(D3) and
Level 2 Responsibility(R2). Difficulty D-2 Legal work is regularly
difficult by reason of one |
| or more of the
following: the absence of clear and directly applicable legal precedents;
the different possible |
| interpretations that
can be placed on the facts, the laws, or the precedents involved; the
substantial importance |
| of the legal matters to
the organization; or the matter is being strongly pressed or contested in
formal |
| proceedings or in
negotiations by the individuals or corporations. Difficulty D-3 legal work
is typically complex |
| and difficult because
of one or more of the following: the questions are unique and require a
high order of |
| original and creative
legal endeavor for their solution; the questions require extensive
research and analysis and |
| the obtaining and
evaluation of expert testimony regarding controversial issues in a
scientific, financial, |
| corporate organization,
ngineering, or other highly technical area; the legal matter is of
critical importance to |
| the organization and is
being vigorously pressed or contested (e.g., sums such as $1 million or
more are generally |
| directly or indirectly
involved.) |
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| Forensic Science
Technicians collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence
related to criminal |
| investigations. Perform
tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to
determine significance |
| to investigation. May
testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques.
May serve as |
| specialists in area of
expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or
biochemistry. |
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| Judges, Magistrate
Judges, and Magistrates arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer
justice in a court of law. |
| May sentence defendant
in criminal cases according to government statutes. May determine
liability of defendant in |
| civil cases. May issue
marriage licenses and perform wedding ceremonies. |
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| Probation Officers and
Correctional Treatment Specialists provide social services to assist in
rehabilitation of |
| law offenders in
custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions
involving formulation of |
| rehabilitation plan and
treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and
employment |
| stipulations. |
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| Law Clerks assist
lawyers or judges by researching or preparing legal
documents. |
| May meet with clients
or assist lawyers and judges in court. |
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| Paralegals and
Legal Assistants assist lawyers by researching legal precedent,
investigating facts, or preparing |
| legal documents.
Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a
defense, or to initiate legal |
| action. |
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