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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it possible part of the reason for BvA issues is the quality of lawyers they have is low? Let’s be honest. This sounds like the worst job in the world . It’s either doc review or this. Seems like your talent pool will be limited [/quote]

Yes, the quality of attorneys at the Board of Veterans’ Appeal is very poor. However, the toxic work environment at the Board makes it very difficult to attract top notch attorneys. Unfortunately, the attorneys who join the Board are generally bottom of the barrel and join because the Board is the only place where they can call themselves an “attorney.”[/quote]

It runs the gamut I think.  There are certainly some who are awful but there are many who very smart people, but maybe they don't want to work in a firm or don't fit in a traditional law firm environment. Remember, before the pandemic, this was one of the few jobs where you could be almost 100 percent remote.  It is not accurate to say that the attorneys are bottom of the barrel.  [/quote]

What do you consider "bottom of the barrel" in the legal profession? Doc review? Many BVA attorneys are former doc reviewers. Just look at Linkedin.[/quote]

Sure.  And some went to very highly ranked schools and are very smart.  I think there are close to a thousand attorneys employed by the Board.  [/quote]

I have no doubt that some Board attorneys graduated from very highly ranked schools. But, going to a highly ranked school doesn't guarantee good outcomes. Sure, not all Board attorneys are bottom of the barrel, just like not all Harvard law graduates are top notch attorneys. But, if you randomly point out to an attorney at the Board, there's a very high chance that he or she came from doc review and/or graduated from a third or fourth tier law school. You know this.

If the job attracts high caliber attorney candidates who aren't bottom of the barrel, why does the Board require all attorney applicants to take a basic writing/literacy test? That's not a hallmark of quality in my book.[/quote]

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