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| INFORMATION | | Click on the icons below to print, view the employer questionnaire and add to your list. Click on FAQ at left for definitions of terms. |
 EMPLOYER INFO |
| Employer Name: |
HHS Departmental Appeals Board |
| Address: |
330 Independence Avenue, S.W. |
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Cohen Building, Room G-644, MS 6127 |
| City: |
Washington |
| State, Zip: |
District of Columbia, 20201 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
202-565-0200 |
| Fax: |
202-565-0224 |
| Web: |
http://www.hhs.gov/dab/intern.html |
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| Hiring Attorney: |
Mr. Theodore Kim |
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| Recruiting Contact: |
Mr. Theodore Kim |
| Title: |
Special Assistant |
| Employer Name: |
HHS Departmental Appeals Board |
| Address: |
330 Independence Avenue, S.W. |
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Cohen Building, Room G-644, MS 6127 |
| City: |
Washington |
| State, Zip: |
District of Columbia, 20201 |
| Country: |
United States |
| Phone: |
202-565-0200 |
| Fax: |
202-565-0224 |
| Email: |
theodore.kim@hhs.gov |
| OFFICE/ORGANIZATION SIZE |
| Multi Office Form: |
N |
| Multi Office Form Reporting For: |
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| Specify: |
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| # Offices On Form: |
1 |
| Total # Offices: |
1 |
| Employer Size Range: |
26-50 |
| Office Size Range: |
26-50 |
| Total Attorneys In This Office: |
47 |
| DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION |
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25 |
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39 |
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| REPRESENTATIVE POSITION TITLES AND LEVELS |
| Supervising Attorney: |
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| Staff Attorney: |
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| Summer Interns: |
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| Summer Interns Level: |
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| PRIMARY PRACTICE AREAS |
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| Administrative, Health, Dispute Resolution | 0 |
| COMPENSATION & EMPLOYMENT DATA |
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19 |
| STUDENT EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION |
| # 2009 entry-level attorneys who were former interns: |
0 |
| # 2009 2Ls considered for attorney offers: |
3 |
| # offers made: |
0 |
| Hire school term clerks? |
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| Prefer significant prior experience in area? |
N |
| 1Ls hired? |
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| For attorney hires, require: Bar admission? |
Y |
| For attorney hires, require: Prior practice experience? |
N |
| If yes, # of years? |
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| U.S. citizenship required? |
Y |
| Split summers allowed? |
N |
| If yes, minimum weeks: |
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| 1Ls considered for interns? |
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| Comments: |
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Accept applications for the 2011 Summer Program from: |
| Joint degree students graduating in 2013 or later? |
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| Evening students graduating in 2013? |
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| Judicial Clerks? |
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| Students at non-US law schools? |
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What % of legal staff has been with the organization: |
| less than 2 years? |
1 |
| 2-5 years? |
7 |
| 6-10 years? |
15 |
| more than 10 years? |
77 |
Application Process: |
| Date applications first accepted for summer interns: |
08/02/2010 |
| Date applications first accepted for attorneys: |
01/01/2010 |
| Deadline for applications from summer interns: |
03/01/2011 |
| Deadline for applications from attorneys: |
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| Date offers are made to summer interns: |
11/01/2010 |
| Date offers are made to attorneys: |
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| Average length of hiring process (months) for summer interns: |
1 |
| Average length of hiring process (months) for attorneys: |
1 |
| When after 12/1 should 1Ls apply? |
Immediately |
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| Do you hire domestic LL.M.s? |
N |
| In what practice areas: |
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| Do you hire foreign LL.M.s? |
N |
| In what practice areas: |
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| When should LL.M.s submit applications? |
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| Anytiime |
| Preferred application materials: |
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| Hiring Criteria: |
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| Journal, Good Academic Record, Interest in Health Law and Administrative Law. Team player. |
CLERKSHIP/CREDIT/SUPPLEMENTAL
COMPENSATION |
| Do you have a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)? |
N |
| If yes, describe: |
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| Judicial Clerkship Bonus: |
N |
| Compensation/progression credit for judicial clerkship? |
N |
| Compensation/progression credit for other advanced degrees? |
N |
| Other Compensation: |
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| BENEFITS |
| Benefits: |
401(k)/IRA/Other Ret. Plan w/Employer Contribution |
| Benefit Package Comments: |
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| WORK/LIFE INFORMATION |
| Average weekly hours per attorney: |
40 |
| Usual scheduled working day: |
8 |
| Part-time allowed? |
Y |
| Part-time available to entry-level? |
N |
| # of part-time associates: |
(m) (w) |
| # of part-time supervising attorneys: |
0 (m) 0 (w) |
| # of part-time staff attorneys: |
0 (m) 2 (w) |
| Eligibility for alternative work schedules determined by: |
1Year Experience; satisfactory work |
| Paid non-medical parental leave? |
Y |
| Comments: |
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| TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Coaching/mentoring program? |
Y |
| Evaluations: |
Semi-Annual |
| Upward reviews: |
Y |
| Professional development staff: |
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| Billable hours credit for training time: |
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| Rotation for junior attorneys between departments/practice groups? |
N |
| Is rotation mandatory? |
N |
| Comments: |
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| NATURE OF WORK |
| Trial Work: |
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Appelate Work: |
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| Case Referrals: |
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Legislative Advocacy: |
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Public Outreach: |
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DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
EFFORTS |
| Activities to increase the presence and retention of under-represented groups: |
| Minority job fairs: |
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Bar sponsored Programs: |
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| Outreach to law student groups: |
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Firm Diversity Committee: |
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| Directed Mentoring Effors: |
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Rec. at schools w/ large min. pop.: |
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| Comments: |
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| We attend a wide variety of schools and fairs. We are expanding our efforts to include all types of fairs. |
| CAMPUS INTERVIEWS |
| Selected Campuses: |
American University, Washington College of Law
George Mason University School of Law
George Washington University Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Howard University School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law |
| Job Fair/Corsortia Attended: |
Ameircan
Equal Justice
Georgetown/GWU
Northeast Consortium
University of Maryland
Washington DC Interview Program (WUSTL) |
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| CAMPUS INTERVIEWS FOR PRIOR YEAR |
| # of Schools Visited in 2009: |
4 |
| # of Job Fairs / Consortia Attended in 2009: |
5 |
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| HONORS PROGRAM |
| Do you offer a post-graduate honors program? |
N |
| Describe: |
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| NON - DISCRIMINATION POLICY |
| Non-Discrimination: |
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| NARRATIVE |
The title Departmental Appeals Board (“DAB”) refers both to the Board Members (collectively the “Board”) that the Secretary appoints and to the larger staff organization. The DAB provides impartial, independent review of disputed decisions in a wide range of Department programs under more than 60 statutory provisions. The Board generally issues the final decision for the Department, which may then be appealed to federal court. In certain categories of cases, the Board issues a recommended decision for action by another official.
The DAB includes the Board itself (supported by the Appellate Division), a group of Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) (supported by the Civil Remedies Division), and the Medicare Appeals Council (supported by the Medicare Operations Division). Thus, the DAB has three adjudicator divisions, each with its own set of judges and staff, as well as its own areas of jurisdiction. The DAB also has a leadership role in implementing Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) across the Department, since the DAB Chair is the designated Dispute Resolution Specialist under the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996. DAB staff includes trained mediators and facilitators. The DAB’s ADR responsibilities include providing ADR services and training, as well as coordinating and facilitating negotiated rulemaking committees.
The DAB resolves disputes between federal agency parties and non-federal parties, such as state agencies, Head Start grantees, universities, nursing homes, doctors, and Medicare beneficiaries. In a single year, disputes heard by the DAB may involve as much as $1 billion in federal grant funds.
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