The Federal Job Series 0900—Legal and Claims Examination includes a variety of administrative support jobs in the Legal and Kindred Group. These jobs are mostly about helping people, not about doing specialized or lawyer-level work. The series comprises jobs like Contact Representative (GS-0962), Legal Instruments Examiner (GS-0963), Legal Assistant (GS-0986), and Claims Assistance and Examiner (GS-0998). Each job has its own duties, but they all help with legal and claims-related tasks.

People in these jobs usually have to perform things like read legal papers, help get cases ready for court, look at claims for benefits or compensation, and give information or advice to claimants and beneficiaries. People in this category need to know how to follow the laws, rules, and procedures of their agency, but they don’t have to do the in-depth legal research that lawyers or specialists do. Instead, they help legal operations by making sure that all paperwork is comprehensive, correct, and meets all relevant criteria.

A lot of the time, the job involves good communication skills, being able to pay attention to details, and being able to understand and follow legal and procedural rules. A Claims Examiner, for instance, might check to see if someone is eligible for benefits from government programs. This would require both legal and basic medical expertise. Legal assistants can also help lawyers by keeping track of case files, writing routine legal papers, and handling correspondence.