Paralegal - Omaha, NE

About the role

The paralegal position is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to grow within CACI. In this role, you will work collaboratively with teams of USAO attorneys to handle a wide variety of litigation support tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide witness management assistance before, during, and after trials.
• Receive visitors, field phone calls, and handle inquiries from fact witnesses regarding court appearances and expense reimbursement.
• Gather pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements.
• Notify fact witnesses of travel arrangements, appearance dates/times, and determine any special circumstances or needs.
• Confer with the AUSA concerning fact witness appearances and special circumstances (e.g., special authorizations, international witnesses, military/federal employee witnesses, or hostile witnesses).
• Complete and submit proper documentation for special authorizations and obtain prior approval before proceeding with travel arrangements.
• Ensure all travel documents and appearance details are provided to witnesses before their appearance.
• Make necessary arrangements for witness travel and lodging according to Department of Justice and USAO policies.
• Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, including witness vouchers and other required documentation.
• Furnish requested information concerning pending and completed fact witness vouchers.
• Gather required documentation and reconcile Government Travel Accounts.
• Compose letters from templates that do not require legal interpretations but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations.
• Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness management, including:
• Establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents, and databases.
• Assemble documents and other information for fact witness file material and retention in accordance with established procedures and Department of Justice regulations.
• If requested, establish and maintain a calendar and/or database of active and pending fact witness appearances.
• Track hearings, trial dates, grand jury, and scheduling conferences.
• Perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management-related duties as required/assigned.

Qualifications

• This position requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
• One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
• Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required.
• Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and 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.
• 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.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US citizenship required).