Paralegal

Campaign Legal Center IncWashington, DC
5h$64,787 - $87,654Hybrid

About The Position

Paralegals are critical members of CLC’s litigation team, supporting all CLC’s trial and appellate litigation across issue areas. The paralegal works with CLC’s litigation attorneys to finalize and submit court filings, provide logistical support for depositions and trials both remotely and in-person, and maintain CLC’s litigation case files and conflicts check database. This position is a full-time hybrid role that requires living within 50 miles of the CLC office in Washington, DC, to complete in-person tasks, access to the office, local courthouses, and errands, when necessary. This position is a mid-level paralegal position. Please review the posted salary range before applying.

Requirements

  • Minimum of three years of experience with Bluebook citation checking and in-person trial support as a paralegal or in a comparable support position at a law firm, advocacy organization, government agency, or other entity engaged in federal litigation
  • Must be available for occasional overnight travel for in-person trials and hearings; company pays for all business travel expenses and typically a minimum of 4 weeks’ advance notice is given. Paralegal required travel occurs approximately 2-4 times per year
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Ability to organize and maintain file systems
  • Proficiency with MS Word and Adobe Acrobat required.
  • This includes formatting features such as applying styles, creating tables of content and authorities, exhibit stickers, and Bates stamping

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with Everlaw or other e-discovery software preferred (i.e., Relativity, Logikcull, etc.)
  • Demonstrated interest in public-interest legal work preferred

Responsibilities

  • Prepare documents for court filing, including by: 1. Citation-checking 2. Proof-reading 3. Formatting documents to ensure compliance with applicable court rules 4. Creating tables of contents and tables of authorities 5. Creating and attaching exhibits and appendices 6. Preparing final electronic and paper filings pursuant to applicable court rules
  • File court documents in accordance with local rules in federal and state court
  • Liaise with court clerks’ offices
  • Assist with deposition, pre-trial, and trial preparation, including preparing exhibits and attachments, assisting with travel arrangements and other logistics, coordinating with courtroom staff and court reporters, and providing on-the-ground support for in-person trials
  • Assist attorneys with obtaining and maintaining bar and court membership
  • Assist with discovery work, including document review and maintaining e-discovery databases
  • Create and maintain electronic case files
  • Provide legal assistance to non-litigation attorneys as required, such as reviewing draft legislative language and citation-checking and proof-reading policy documents, including those filed with government agencies
  • Project management
  • Other duties as assigned

Benefits

  • Generous health, dental, and vision insurance with low employee premiums
  • A 401(k) retirement plan with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, with immediate vesting
  • 20 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 3 floating holidays annually
  • 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, 10 days of bereavement leave, and 8 weeks of sabbatical leave for those who qualify
  • Office closures for all federal holidays, plus typically a week in late summer, and a week in the winter.
  • Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
  • A $1,000 annual professional development stipend and bar membership reimbursement
  • A $300 annual technology allowance
  • Pre-tax metro smart benefits
  • New family and family planning support, including reimbursement for travel to access legal reproductive healthcare
  • An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free, confidential support for personal, financial, and family matters.
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