Paralegal

Hours: Monday Friday 8:30am 5:00pm

Must be able to obtain a clearance.

US Citizenship is required

Qualifications:

• Requires paralegal certificate JD or currently attending an ABAaccredited 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; trial experience very helpful.
  
• Automated litigation support experience valued.
  
• 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 handson 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 basic 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.
  

Job Duties:

• Prepares legal documents using templates such as motions memoranda subpoenas correspondence discovery documents and other similar documents and forms. Prepares all recurring legal documents in conformance with rules governing their style and format.
  
• Performs routine document center support functions such as photocopying delivering items assembling notebooks including pulling file copies of documents tabbing binders numbering binding labeling refiling documents and shelving packing boxes and preparing them for shipment bate stamping retrieving case materials completing log sheet answer phones logging messages and faxing information.
  
• Provides trial preparation assistance to AUSAs by independently compiling trial notebooks preparing jury instructions drafting witness and exhibit lists.
  
• Opening new case files closing case files organizing case files and record material for disposition or storage.
  
• Maintains calendar of active cases and assigned AUSAs by scheduling appointments interviews conferences providing reminders of commitments and court appearances.
  
• Assist AUSAs in producing discovery to defense council.
  
• Maintains manages and organizes case material utilizing software including databases spreadsheets and word processing applications.
  
• Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment.
  
• Filing pleadings using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF).
  
• Produces a variety of written documents using templates ad materials utilizing a range of office software applications.
  
• Completes all aspects of travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and Department of Justice (DOJ) policies including traveling arrangements submitting authorizations completing vouchers and submitting local mileage claims.
  
• Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment.
  

Period:

Base Period September 1 2024 through May 31 2025

Option Year 1 June 1 2025 through May 31 2026

Option Year 2 June 1 2026 through May 31 2027