Law Clerk II

CACI International•Washington, DC

About The Position

CACI is hiring a Law Clerk II for ongoing document-review projects supporting large-scale white-collar fraud investigations under its contract with the Department of Justice Criminal Division. The work supports the Fraud Section, which investigates and prosecutes complex economic crime cases and coordinates interagency, multi-district, and international enforcement efforts. These investigations can involve millions of pages of documents. The role supports the review of potentially privileged materials through a filter-review process. The team evaluates whether attorney-client privilege, work-product protection, or other applicable privileges may be asserted and whether exceptions may apply. Reviewers are walled off from the investigation team to help ensure potentially privileged materials remain properly quarantined. This is a regular, full-time position requiring a DOJ MBI clearance and up to 10% local travel. The posting lists a minimum required hourly wage of $46.90. CACI also describes a flexible time-off benefit, learning resources, and a broad benefits package.

Requirements

A law degree; current enrollment at an ABA-accredited law school with at least two years of study completed; equivalent legal training or experience; or equivalent education.
At least two years of progressively responsible experience on litigation-support or task-order projects, including demonstrated capabilities and communication skills to interact successfully with clients and attorneys.
Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources, including Westlaw and Lexis.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures, resources, and databases, including Relativity.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOJ MBI clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Foreign-language fluency.
Leadership experience in small-team environments.

Responsibilities

Examine protocol materials, warrants, and other legal work product and filings specific to each matter.
Review and identify potentially privileged material involving attorney work product, attorney-client privilege, spousal privilege, and common interest privilege, as applicable.
Work with Fraud Section Special Matters Unit attorneys to ensure potentially privileged documents are properly quarantined from investigation and prosecution teams.
Communicate key issues and notable documents to the team.
Perform quality-control review as needed.
Serve as team lead on assigned cases and assist with drafting release memoranda as needed.