Senior Paralegal

About the role

The Contractor is responsible for directly providing a wide variety of technical assistant services and independently supporting Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) within the Civil and Criminal Divisions. At this level, the Paralegal/Legal Assistant II exercises more independent judgment than at the level I position.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically complex in format, including arrest warrants, summonses, true bills, motions, orders, non-disclosure applications and orders, stipulations, plea agreements, grand jury and trial subpoenas, and legal memoranda.
• Assists litigation teams in preparation for trial by evaluating, assembling, and organizing documents, data, exhibits, and other evidence for grand jury presentations, hearings, trials, and witness interviews.
• Develops plans for audio/video conversion and editing, manages PowerPoint presentations, PDF files/portfolios, spreadsheets, binders, exhibits, charts, witness lists, and jury instructions.
• Provides advanced automated litigation support and case management to AUSAs utilizing software applications such as Relativity, Cellebrite, Axiom, eZManage, NetDocs, iPro Eclipse, Everlaw, CaseMap, TimeMap, Trial Director, USAfx (cloud storage interface), and SecureZip.
• Performs moderately complex specialized legal research to verify proper citations, statutory references, legislative intent, judicial precedents, and agency rules related to assigned cases.
• Writes preliminary drafts of simple legal memoranda and correspondence ensuring conformity to local court rules and content, style, and format guidelines.
• Assists with incoming discovery and other requested information to determine responsiveness and appropriate format/platform. Screens for privileged documents and resolves identified issues.
• Communicates with litigation teams about the status of discovery projects.
• Compiles outgoing discovery in compliance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and in accordance with stipulations, criteria, and/or court orders for court, depositions, and hearings.
• Uses various software applications to search and retrieve information, including internal case management databases, shared network files, and external sources such as court records.
• Synopsizes transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use while ensuring proper security over litigation support project materials.
• Performs docketing duties, including tracking case filings using the case management system, generating reports, analyzing data, and reconciling inconsistencies.
• Answers outside inquiries not requiring legal interpretations, exercising judgment and discretion in determining information provided to telephonic inquiries and visitors.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.
• Requires a paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is very helpful.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Sound working knowledge of the federal and state court system, 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, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and 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.

Pay

$28.85 per hour. The compensation range or hourly rate listed is a good-faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

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 per eligible hour (including vacation and holiday up to 40 hours/week). H&W monies offset the employer’s cost of benefits and any remaining amount is cashed out to the employee on a one pay period lag.

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.