Senior Paralegal

Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal and/or a Project Manager, performing the following tasks:

• Review and synthesize large volumes of public rulemaking comments collected.
• Review legal and court documents to include procedural and factual histories; conduct legal research and investigation; produce written and oral legal work product.
• Obtain or review required information from criminal case files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, to include legal documents for review.
• Electronically request and collect reports from the casework partners, including the other federal or Department agencies.
• Conduct legal research on various Department and government litigation positions for use in casework product.
• Preserve records necessary for litigation proceedings related to the casework of the office.
• Engage in correspondence with applicants/petitioners, advocates, and the public.
• Draft correspondence to casework partners, including U.S. Attorney’s offices and the appropriate unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, seeking case review or investigation.
• Provide support to reviewers conducting application/casework review, including copy-editing, summarizing case-related materials, performing general investigatory functions, and conducting legal research.
• Compile and organize relevant documents in preparation for correspondence with various casework partners.
• Advise on actions taken or developments in cases referred by other departments or agencies.
• Scan and input case-related materials into electronic case management system.
• Maintains the electronic case files, enters data in the case management system, and calendars deadlines using MS Outlook.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study, or an equivalent level of legal training or experience; or an equivalent level of education may be substituted
• Additionally, at least two years of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; trial experience very helpful. 
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support. 
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources. 
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

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