Paralegal - Litigation Support
About The Position
Empower AI is seeking a Paralegal - Litigation Support to perform a variety of legal administrative tasks to support attorneys in OGC and/or attorneys in other Agencies handling litigation on behalf of USAID. The role requires extensive experience supporting cases in Federal Courts and/or Administrative forums within the Federal Government. The incumbent will perform legal support functions requiring discretion and judgment in the application of specialized knowledge of laws, applicable rules of discovery, precedent decisions, regulations, agency policies, and judicial or administrative proceedings. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in the DC office. This position is for Highlight Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Empower AI.
Requirements
- Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Law or related field and four (4) years of relevant experience, or a Paralegal certificate from an accredited institution and four (4) years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience in the management of time-sensitive discovery in complex cases in Federal Court and/or Administrative forums within the Federal Government.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing and shifting priorities and prioritize work effectively to meet deadlines.
- Advanced level of proficiency in the use of Google Applications and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point).
- Demonstrated experience with e-discovery.
- Ability to efficiently multitask and prioritize workload accordingly.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and interact with people at all management and support levels.
- Collaborate with team members to achieve shared goals.
- Ability to conduct research and analyze information to support decision-making.
- Communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal formats.
- The Contractor must preclude anyone with previous USAID experience from recruitment.
Responsibilities
- Provides support and assistance to attorneys handling administrative and federal litigation on behalf of USAID throughout the life of a case.
- Assists and supports USAID personnel in other offices to effectively and efficiently respond to discovery in cases in Federal Courts and Administrative bodies, e.g. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; Merit Systems Protection Board, and others.
- Reviews case materials to become familiar with questions under consideration and discovery requests received.
- Support preparation of summary interview reports for the attorney's review.
- Supports reviews of legal documents to extract selected data and information relating to a specific case.
- Searches and extracts legal references online and in other computerized legal research resources and data banks.
- Searches for and summarizes relevant articles and law reviews, internal/external studies, financial reports, and similar materials for attorneys’ use in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents.
- Assists in drafts and edits for non-legal memoranda, research reports, and correspondence relating to case.
- Verifies citations and legal references on prepared legal documents.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
