Fully Remote - VA Associate Advocate

Job Details: Job Location: Advocacy Fort Lauderdale Office

• Plantation, FL, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Salary Range (DOQ): $62,943.75 - $104,906.25 Job Summary: Do you want to have a fulfilling career with purpose helping people obtain their VA disability benefits? The VA Associate Advocate will assist the Senior Advocate/Team Leader of an advocate department and be responsible for assisting in the strategic direction of the department. They will partner with the department head to build a strong leadership team. The Associate Advocate provides technical legal support to the Senior Advocate.

Duties and responsibilities

include becoming familiar with the relevant statues, regulations and case law; reviewing and bookmarking records and files; assisting the SA in identifying issues, providing legal research, and drafting of arguments and briefs at the Regional Office, Board and CAVC levels. This is a remote work from home position. Our benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, and ten company paid holidays.

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership and support of all Intake activities, leading a team of customer service professionals.
• Provides technical guidance to reports and other professionals as required.
• Provides input and recommendations to leaders for progress towards company objectives.
• Review decisions and provide directive to Case Managers for further development.
• Manage reduced caseload with similar responsibilities as senior associate on a smaller scale.
• Draft arguments, briefs, and letters.
• Prepare clients for Compensation & Pension Examinations.
• Review and bookmark c-files.
• Conduct Legal Research for a case.
• Take lay witness statements.
• Edit BLOGS for the company website.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Performing work in this job’s occupational field requires the application of advanced professional disciplines requiring a post collegiate degree or be an accredited agent with equivalent and the extensive, applied use of related concepts, practices, and methods.
• In relation to other jobs in the same function, this job requires an advanced level of proficiency to apply broad knowledge, experience, and leadership.
• Other important skills include excellent written and oral communication, analytical, interpersonal and computer skills.

Education and Experience

• This job requires applicants to have an active license to practice law from a jurisdiction within the United States; 1-2 years of work-related experience is preferred for this position or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, talking on a telephone and working on a computer. Remote Work from Home Requirements:
• Must have a desk, chair and basic essentials to work from home.
• Must have a quiet work area without noise or distractions.
• Must have personal high speed internet service (Wi-Fi is not acceptable). Our minimum internet speed requirement is 100 download & 20 upload speed.
• Remote workers must be based in the United States and must reside in (or be willing to relocate to) one of the following states: FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, NC, NJ, NV, NY, PA, SC, TX or WV.