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;
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.

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.

Paralegal, Top Secret Clearance Required

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