Senior Paralegal

About This Role

This role supports an in-house government legal team by managing various aspects of the company's litigation portfolio, including eDiscovery activities, workflow management, and direct attorney support.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of complex technical legal documents including indictments, arrest warrants, and motions
• Review incoming documents and material, considering the nature and status of the case involved
• Obtain required information from criminal case files, law enforcement, or other sources for legal documents
• Ensure documents conform to local court rules and style/format guidelines
• Assist attorneys in preparing for trial by compiling trial and witness notebooks, and organizing exhibits
• Coordinate with victim/witness specialists to ensure adherence to Departmental guidelines
• Verify legal citations and statutory references using Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis
• Proofread, edit, and revise legal briefs
• Electronically file legal documents with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system
• Develop and organize tables of contents and indices to briefs
• Compose original correspondence requiring knowledge of legal procedures and terminology
• Scan/input and link case-related materials into electronic discovery databases and manage them
• Manage discovery processing and production, including bates-stamping and redacting documents
• Maintain electronic case files, enter data in case management system, and calendar deadlines

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school (completed at least one year of study)
• 2+ years of litigation paralegal experience
• 1+ year of experience in automated litigation support
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems
• Sound working knowledge of legal research procedures and resources
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw
• Hands-on familiarity with computer applications (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, hardware systems)
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources
• Ability to consistently deliver high quality work under pressure

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school (completed at least one year of study)
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience and at least one year of experience in automated litigation support; trial experience is very helpful.

Nice to Have

• Trial experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits