Senior Paralegal

About This Role

Join an active in-house government legal team as a Senior Litigation Paralegal, supporting the company's litigation portfolio, eDiscovery activities, workflow management, and attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically complex in format
• Review incoming documents and material, considering the nature and status of the case involved
• Prepare indictments, arrest warrants, summonses, true bills, motions, orders, non-disclosure applications, and orders, stipulations, plea agreements, grand jury and trial subpoenas, and legal memoranda
• Obtain required information from criminal case files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, to include in legal documents before submitting to the appropriate AUSA for review
• Ensure recurring legal documents conform to local court rules and rules governing style and format
• Assist attorneys in preparing for trial by compiling trial and witness notebooks, organizing trial exhibits, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists
• Coordinate with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to Departmental guidelines relating to victims’ rights and services responsibilities
• Notify case agents and appropriate office staff of victim/witness issues
• Verify legal citations and statutory references using original and online legal resources including Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis
• Electronically file legal documents with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or enrollment in ABA-accredited law school with one year completed
• Two years of litigation paralegal experience
• One year of experience in automated litigation support
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw
• Hands-on familiarity with a variety of 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 the highest quality work under extreme pressure

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having 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