Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor.
• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents
• Summarizes depositions and other transcripts
• Maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery)
• Indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial
• Performs complex legal research and Cite checking
• Prepares exhibit cross-references
• Assists attorneys in courtroom
• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria
• Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.
• Reviews case related materials and, for example, identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.

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 one year 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.
• Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.