Conduct studies of appeals procedures in field agencies to ensure adherence to legal requirements and to facilitate determination of cases.

“Conduct studies of appeals procedures in field agencies to ensure adherence to legal requirements and to facilitate determination of cases.” is a supplemental task performed by Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#14 most important). About 42% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

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• Consult legal materials or public records. in Getting Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence. · importance 4.7
• Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly and that courts administer justice while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties. · importance 4.7
• Prepare written opinions and decisions. · importance 4.7
• Authorize payment of valid claims and determine method of payment. · importance 4.6
• Conduct hearings to review and decide claims regarding issues, such as social program eligibility, environmental protection, or enforcement of health and safety regulations. · importance 4.6
• Research and analyze laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and to determine conclusions. · importance 4.5
• Review and evaluate data on documents, such as claim applications, birth or death certificates, or physician or employer records. · importance 4.4
• Recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or compromise settlements according to laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions. · importance 4.3
• Rule on exceptions, motions, and admissibility of evidence. · importance 4.3
• Explain to claimants how they can appeal rulings that go against them. · importance 4.2
• Schedule hearings. · importance 4.1
• Confer with individuals or organizations involved in cases to obtain relevant information. · importance 4.0
• Issue subpoenas and administer oaths in preparation for formal hearings. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-7629,
  title  = {Conduct studies of appeals procedures in field agencies to ensure adherence to legal requirements and to facilitate determination of cases.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-7629}
}