Paralegal

Works under the direction of a Supervisory Legal Assistant to support criminal or civil cases.

Responsibilities

• Review files and documents to become familiar with case issues and identify pertinent material.
• Establish and maintain an effective system for compiling, indexing, and organizing case information and sources.
• Participate in trial preparation by compiling, organizing, and indexing trial documents.
• Mark and identify trial documents and draft lists of documents offered at trial.
• Perform legal tasks including copying, mailing, closing files, maintaining pleadings, and managing a calendar system for assigned attorneys to track deadlines for pleadings, hearings, court appearances, and meetings.
• Maintain organized, current, accessible, and retrievable electronic case files while ensuring data integrity in the case management system.
• Search and extract legal references from libraries and computer databases.
• Review and summarize case precedent and decisions in a prescribed format.
• Assist Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) by preparing, scheduling, reviewing, and organizing discovery, as well as notifying and managing witnesses.
• Aid in organizing evidence for discovery production and trial use.
• Perform basic legal research using tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Cite-check legal motions and memoranda using standard legal citation.
• Utilize eDiscovery procedures and resources, including familiarity with ESI tools.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization (U.S. citizenship required).
• Paralegal certificate, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
• One year of legal training or legal experience, or at least two years of college education may substitute for the paralegal certificate.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or related project experience; trial experience is highly valued.
• Automated litigation support experience is a plus.
• Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including word processing, databases (e.g., document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure.

Pay

$19.81 per hour (overtime-eligible). This position falls under the Service Contract Act (SCA), which may provide an additional health and welfare payment per hour worked, depending on selected fringe benefits.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) matching.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tax-saving options.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Health and Welfare (H&W) dollars earned per eligible hour (including vacation and holiday hours up to 40 hours/week) to offset benefit costs; remaining funds cashed out on a one pay period lag.

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements.