Senior Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Scanning hard copy case materials.
  
• Bate stamping using Adobe for softcopy and occasionally Bate machines for hardcopy.
• Conducting legal research using Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis.
• Performing electronic case filing using Pacer.
• Preparing witness binders and trial notebooks.
• Preparing and organizing trial exhibits.
• Tracking the receipt of discovery using Excel spreadsheets.
• Performing database searches in Relativity.
• Coding documents in Relativity.
• Assisting attorneys at trial by loading and presenting evidence using litigation software.
• Communicating with other DOJ components, Federal agencies and others as required during investigations and litigation.
• Assisting attorneys with case organization and trial preparation.
• Digesting and indexing legal documents.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Moderate Risk Public Trust (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.
  
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful. Cite checking proficiency is required.
• 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.
• Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
  
• Skilled in the use of automated litigation support systems (Relativity), to track and maintain status on document processing, in support of large-scale, document heavy, complex litigation.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
• This is a hybrid work schedule, 3 days remote with 2 day onsite per week.