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    • Legal Intake Specialist

      Location: Fargo, ND

      Job Type: Full-time

      At Ficek Law, we are committed to delivering exceptional legal services to our clients. We are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Legal Intake Specialist to join our team. This role is pivotal in ensuring that client inquiries are handled with the utmost professionalism and efficiency, setting the stage for our legal team's success.

      Job Responsibilities:

      • Client Interaction: Serve as the first point of contact for all incoming calls and client inquiries. Greet clients warmly and ascertain the nature of their legal needs.
      • Information Gathering: Conduct initial client interviews to collect comprehensive case details. Accurately input client data and relevant information into the firm’s database.
      • Follow-Up: Maintain continuous communication with potential clients from initial contact until they are officially taken on by the firm. Successfully separate prospective clients into qualified leads and unqualified leads.
      • Clear and Concise Intake Reporting: Maintain a log or spreadsheet and accurately and consistently record follow-up efforts. Track the type of follow up and the time spent on follow-up.
      • Appointment Scheduling: Schedule consultations and follow-up meetings between clients and attorneys. Ensure smooth coordination of client appointments and attorney calendars.
      • Document Preparation: Assist in preparing legal documents and correspondence as needed to support client intake processes.
      • Compliance and Confidentiality: Adhere to all legal standards and maintain confidentiality of all client information.
      • Team Collaboration: Work closely with attorneys and paralegals to ensure effective communication and transfer of client information.

      Qualifications:

      • Educational Background: High school diploma required; a degree or certification in paralegal studies, legal studies, or a related field is preferred.
      • Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proficiency in database management and MS Office; strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
      • Attributes: Professional demeanor, empathetic understanding of client needs, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

      What We Offer:

      • $23.00/hr
      • Opportunities for professional growth and development within the firm.
      • A collaborative and supportive work environment.

      How to Apply:

      Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to aficek@ficeklaw.com.

  • Social Security

    • How Do I Complete an Adult Function Report?
      SSA will send you an Adult Function Report packet in the mail. Any form from SSA is designed to lead you into a denial. Therefore, do not try to use forms to convince SSA that you should be approved. Answer each question briefly, honestly, and as you are on your worst day.
    • How Do I Complete a Work History Report?
      SSA will send you a Work History Report packet in the mail. Any form from SSA is designed to lead you into a denial. Therefore, do not try to use forms to convince SSA that you should be approved. Make sure to answer each question using information that describes the most you had to do at work. The most you had to lift, carry, stand, walk, etc. Also remember the purpose of these forms is for SSA to deny you, not to support an approval of benefits.
    • What Can I Expect at a Consultative Exam?
      In most claims, SSA will want to evaluate you using their doctors. These appointments, called Consultative Examinations, or CEs, are typically very brief, superficial exams. In some instances, it might not even feel like they evaluated you. During this exam, communicate the reasons why you cannot work as you experience them on your worst day. It is important to remember that because CEs are typically superficial exams, you will want to combat inaccuracies reported by SSA’s doctors by communicating your functional limitations to your own medical providers. This means that each time you go to the doctor, you should tell your doctor every symptom you are experiencing that is preventing you from working.
    • Why Do I Need a Medical Source Statement From My Doctor?

      Even when you are consistently communicating your functional limitations to your doctors, there might be more to what is keeping you from working. Medical Source Statements (the link/forms provided by our office that you send to your doctor) help your doctor tell SSA exactly what is keeping you from working, in SSA’s own terms. Most cases turn on these forms, so please ensure that you have your doctor complete these forms.

      Under certain circumstances you can reopen a denied claim if you have good cause for doing so. Please call Ficek Law for more information.

    • How Can I Speed up My Claim?

      When your application was filed, you essentially entered a long line. Unfortunately, there is no way to “skip the line” unless you are in “dire need.” A dire need situation exists when a claimant alleges, and has documented proof, of any of the following circumstances:

      • The claimant is without food and is unable to obtain it.
      • The claimant lacks medicine or medical care and is unable to obtain it, or the claimant indicates that access to necessary medical care is restricted because of a lack of resources.
      • The claimant lacks shelter (e.g., without utilities such that his or her home is uninhabitable, homelessness, expiration of a shelter stay, or imminent eviction or foreclosure with no means to remedy the situation or obtain shelter).
    • Can I Work While Applying for Disability Benefits?

      For 2026, the Social Security Administration (SSA) sets the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) limit at $1,690 per month for non-blind individuals and $2,830 per month for statutorily blind individuals, reflecting the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for the year, which helps beneficiaries test their ability to work while receiving disability benefits. For more information and a year-by-year breakdown of how much you can make, please review the following link: Link

    • How Do I Become Eligible for SSI?
      Before filing for SSI, it is important to know what the requirements are to receive benefits. Eligibility is based on you:
      • Being disabled; or
      • Being blind; or
      • Being over the age of 65; and
      • Having limited income and resources; and
      • Being a U.S. citizen, national, or a certain type of alien.
      You cannot be confined in an institution at the expense of the government, which includes some hospitals and prisons. Other qualifications that you must meet may exist depending on your situation, which is why speaking to a social security disability attorney is always in your best interests.
      For a child to qualify for SSI, they must have a physical or mental impairment expected to endure more than 12 months or result in death.
    • What Are My Chances for Approval at the Reconsideration Appeal?
      Low. About 90% of Reconsideration appeals are denied. Reconsideration Appeals are typically a “rubber stamp” of the Initial Application. Denials are a very normal part of SSA’s process and not something to take personally. SSA is a large, inefficient government system that forces the majority of claimants to file two appeals prior to any chance at approval.
    • How Do I Communicate My Functional Limitations?
      In your Initial Application, you told SSA why you cannot work. This might be your physical health (back, hands, arms, legs) or your mental health (difficulty with people) or both. Each time you go to the doctor, you should tell your doctor every symptom you are experiencing that is preventing you from working. Always remember, if a medical issue is preventing you from working, but it is not consistently reflected in your medical records, to SSA, it is as if it doesn’t exist.
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