Legal Assistant

KMRG, LLC • Washington, DC

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About The Position

We are seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Office of General Counsel (OGC) in Washington, DC. In this role, you will provide paralegal and legal assistant support for PBGC’s bankruptcy, insolvency, lien, and litigation matters, with a focus on drafting and proofreading legal filings, managing case records and databases, and tracking time-sensitive deadlines.

This is a full-time opportunity in which we'll provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and job stability and security.

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Requirements

• Strong computer literacy and comfort working in a high-volume, deadline-driven office
• Minimum of three (3) years of paralegal or legal assistant experience
• Minimum of two (2) years supporting senior and general attorneys, and internal and external stakeholders, in a bankruptcy or insolvency-focused office
• Experience filing liens for the Federal Government under Internal Revenue Code § 412(n) and/or § 430(k)
• Experience preparing litigation and bankruptcy documents and correspondence including:
• -Liens, complaints, stipulations, motions, and civil cover sheets
• -Pro hac vice filings, appearances, privilege logs, letters, and judgments
• -Administrative records and less complicated pleadings
• Experience cite-checking, reviewing, proofreading, and correcting legal docs using legal terminology & office procedures
• Experience in identifying time-sensitive or office-sensitive matters and routing them appropriately
• Experience using litigation and legal support tools including:
• -TeamConnect
• -LegalEdge (Windows)
• -CM/ECF (including NextGen)
• -PACER
• -Lexis
• -Westlaw
• -The internet
• -Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

Responsibilities

• Draft and format core litigation and bankruptcy filings (e.g., complaints, motions, stipulations, and civil cover sheets)
• Prepare filing-specific documents (e.g., liens, pro hac vice filings, and appearances)
• Assemble case support documents (e.g., privilege logs, letters, judgments, administrative records, and routine pleadings)
• Draft written replies to public inquiries on litigation, bankruptcy, and lien matters
• Reply in writing to other agencies and private attorneys when legal and program knowledge is required
• Handle opposing counsel inquiries on ERISA and Section 4042 matters, including abandoned plan terminations
• Review documents for citation accuracy and required formatting for federal and state trial and appellate courts
• Prepare tables of authority and cite-check pleadings using West, Shepard’s, and Bluebook standards
• Track court and internal deadlines using TeamConnect, CM/ECF, NextGen, and PACER
• Use legal research and office tools to support casework (e.g., Lexis, Westlaw, LegalEdge, and the internet)
• Conduct thorough legal research, analysis, and evaluation on topics tied to litigation, bankruptcy, and liens
• Maintain case databases and records for litigation, bankruptcy, liens, and discovery documents
• Organize and update subject matter, chronological, and correspondence files
• Reserve conference rooms to support case-related activity
• Arrange case-related meetings and conference calls
• Prepare documents for outbound delivery through U.S. Mail or FedEx, as appropriate
• Participate in training to learn PBGC-specific software applications and workflows
• Perform other related paralegal support duties as assigned

Benefits

• competitive pay
• comprehensive benefits
• job stability
• job security

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level