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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To clarify it’s about 2-3 years between a 12 and a 13.[/quote]

I’m not sure where you work, but at the Appeals Council, very few attorneys reach GS-13 within two to three years because: 1) promotions to GS-13 are competitive and being competitive means you have to exceed 100 percent production rate; and 2) even if you exceed 100 percent production rate, promotions are dependent on the budget.

While the Appeals Council recently promoted a number of attorneys to GS-13, that was the first GS-13 vacancy announcement in like five years. The vast majority of GS-12 attorneys who applied for the recent GS-13 vacancy announcement were not promoted. Still, I think the Appeals Council offers more opportunities than the field offices - at the field offices most attorneys retire at the GS-12 level.

But, there are still downsides to working at the Appeals Council.. The vast majority of rank and file attorneys at the Appeals Council are supervised by GS-14 paralegal branch chiefs. Their second level supervisors are GS-15 paralegal division directors. The promotional opportunities for attorney decision writers are extremely limited at SSA.[/quote]

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