Paralegal/Legal Assistant I

Deloitte CWS•Washington, DC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves supporting attorneys with various legal tasks, including document preparation, research, and case file management. The position requires a strong understanding of legal procedures, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively under pressure. The paralegal will assist attorneys in discovery, motion preparation, and courtroom proceedings, as well as manage electronic discovery and other legal documentation.

Requirements

Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited 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.
At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required.
Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum.
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 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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Trial experience very helpful.
Automated litigation support experience valued.

Responsibilities

Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor.
Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents.
Summarizes depositions and other transcripts.
Maintains case files.
Performs simple legal research.
Indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery).
Indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.
Prepares exhibit cross-references.
Assists attorneys in courtroom.
Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.
Compiles documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.