Paralegal, Top Secret Clearance Required

Role Overview

• Contractor shall provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support reporting to the OGC and will be detailed to assist LITB or IALB.
• Contractor shall receive, prioritize, and process requests such as document review or requests for advice or legal technical assistance.
• Contractor shall research and locate responsive information documents and identify relevant laws, judicial decisions, and legal articles.
• Contractor shall perform typical Paralegal functions, including: moderately complex legal research; synopsizing transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use; reviewing case related materials; and identifying potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
• Contractor shall write preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence.
• Contractor shall assist in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, exhibits, etc.; conducting legal analysis, reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation.
• Contractor shall review materials in discovery for relevancy and privilege.
• Contractor shall prepare privilege logs.
• Contractor shall maintain documentation of records produced in discovery, correspondence sent, and case management functions performed.
• Contractor shall assist in the drafting and issuing of preservation notices and litigation holds.
• Contractor shall design, generate, and transmit reports regarding case assignments and productivity using case management databases.
• Contractor shall research, locate, and gather material relevant to DU requests including conducting outreach and informal interviews to respond to discovery requests and interrogatories.
• Contractor shall conduct legal privilege reviews using Veritas eDiscovery Platform, Adobe Pro, or other discovery review platforms provided by the FBI.
• Contractor shall analyze documents and media files, and proficiently apply redactions to diverse types of privileged information.
• Contractor shall review the work of peers for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness of review and processing.
• Contractor shall provide weekly statuses to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other DU customers.
• Contractor shall conduct searches of FBI systems and databases to retrieve relevant documents or files (e.g., Sentinel, Internal Policy Office Policy Library and Policy Archives).

Requirements

• Requires 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 is required; trial experience is very helpful.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have 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.
• Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• The ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays