Paralegal

Education & Credentials

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school (completed at least one year of study).

• Substitution: One year of legal training/experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.

Required Skills

• At least one year of litigation paralegal or task-order related project experience (trial experience is very helpful).

• Automated litigation support experience valued.

• Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memoranda.

• Sufficient experience with legal research tools (LEXIS and Westlaw) to perform basic legal research.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with computer applications: word processing, databases (document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.

• Basic familiarity with Client tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

• Ability to consistently deliver quality work under extreme pressure.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor, performing the following tasks while complying with established procedures:

• Compile, prepare, and summarize relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs, and other legal documents.

• Summarize depositions and other transcripts; maintain case files.

• Perform simple legal research.

• Index, track, and control document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery).

• Index, track, and exhibit materials at depositions and at trial; prepare exhibit cross-references.

• Assist attorneys in the courtroom.

• Review documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.

• Compile documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.