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Title: Paralegal IV
Location: Buffalo, NY (Onsite)
Job Type: Full-Time On-site
Salary: $41.65/ hour
Experience: Minimum 6 years of Paralegal Experience
Education: High School Degree / Paralegal Certificate
Date Updated: August 4, 2025
Company Description
Now is the time to join Lindahl Reed, Inc. Lindahl Reed is a professional services company that provides program management, engineering and technical, and management advisory services to federal, state, institutional, and commercial customers nationwide. We offer expertise in the health, energy, and environmental markets. Lindahl Reed was founded on the belief that we can advance a safer, healthier, and more resilient and sustainable world. Our solutions allow clients to work smarter and gain unique insights and understanding into their organization as well as improve decision-making to help meet their mission, business, compliance, and operational challenges – now and into the future. We are hiring creative, motivated, and talented people with a passion for doing what's right, what's smart, and what works.
Description/Job Summary
Lindahl Reed is hiring a Paralegal to support the Department of Justice (DOJ), United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), Western District of New York (NYW) in Buffalo, NY. The paralegal will be responsible for providing direct and independent paralegal services in support of the USAO’s Financial Litigation Program (FLP). The work requires a specialized knowledge of processes, procedures, and practices as stated under the below position responsibilities.
Position Responsibilities
Pursuant to the policies, procedures, goals, and objectives established by the USAO-NYW, the contractor performs the following duties on a regular and recurring basis:
- Conduct financial investigations and provide analytical services in the collection of criminal monetary penalties and civil debts. Draft and/or prepare letters, forms, & reports to initiate the collection of debts. Obtain & analyze financial information on debtors.
- Conduct interviews of debtors and agency officials to assist with the action of pursuing legal action against debtors.
- Prepare and organize evidence and discovery to support debt collection. Sources of discovery include the defendant, the defendant’s family members, the defendant’s businesses, banks, brokerages, title insurers, lenders, employers, and credit grantors.
- Monitor the progress of pending cases to ensure legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, & other documents are prepared & submitted in a timely manner. Examine & evaluate information in case files.
- Draft & prepare legal & administrative briefs, motions, foreclosures, garnishments, & other legal actions for review by AUSA. Develop legally supportable conclusions. Verify citations & statutory references.
- Analyze and interpret tax records and credit bureau reports to assess collectability and trace assets such as real property and personal accounts.
- Use multiple computerized databases and research references such as agency manuals, directives, issuances, court reports, appellate records or legal publications to obtain data related to public records information, judgment and lien information, Secretary of State records, and publicly filed financial information. Determine which statutes, regulations, cases, procedures and/or policies need to be researched. Prepare the initial summary, organize the research, & determine what is pertinent to the case.
- Conduct interviews of debtors, third parties, employers, and agency officials to determine the effectiveness of pursuing legal action against debtors in default.
- Independently prepares a variety of substantive legal documents to include various complaints, motions, judgments, garnishments, and other legal actions to affect necessary pre- and post-judgment action regarding debts owed to the U.S. government to be reviewed prior to filing.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- A high school degree is required but a college degree or paralegal certificate is preferred.
- Minimum six years paralegal experience.
- Proficient in following up on requests for information, problem-solving, setting priorities and meeting deadlines, and communicating with officials and high-level employees within and outside of the organization.
- Strong legal, analytical, interpersonal and written communication skills and a desire to be part of a large team.
- Proficient in various computer software programs (e.g., Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook).
- Must be able to successfully pass a Minimum Background Investigation with DOJ.
Benefits
The following benefits are available to benefit-eligible employees:
- Medical Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Company paid Basic Life and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Time Off/ 11 Federal Holidays
- Professional and Educational Development
- And other benefits
All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate may be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment with Lindahl Reed will be contingent upon the timely results of candidate’s reference/background check. This position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment. We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Lindahl Reed’s sole discretion.
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