Senior Paralegal

CACI•Washington, DC

1d•$32•Onsite

About The Position

CACI is looking for talented Senior Paralegal professionals to support the Department of Justice’s mission providing support to the Victim Compensation Fund. Positions like this are critical and are very involved with high-profile important cases. Paralegal duties focus upon litigation support as we prepare for trial in the coming months. The assignments evolve and we would like to be able to add complex responsibilities for a capable candidate. CACI is committed to growing our eDiscovery workforce and has included tuition reimbursement for Relativity certifications, the ACEDS certification and Paralegal Certificates! This is a great opportunity for someone to grow their careers. Please apply if you are interested to hear more!

Requirements

Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study, or an equivalent level of legal training or experience; or an equivalent level of education may be substituted.
Additionally at least two years of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required.
At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
Must have 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.
Role also requires hands-on 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.
DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US citizenship required)

Responsibilities

Assists in claim review production reports.
Enters the data using established guidelines into spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
Provides the information in a concise, usable format.
Identifies differences over time in production data set reports and highlights individual or overall trends.
Submits reports to Supervisory Attorney Advisors (“Supervisors”).
Assists Supervisors with data entry projects as assigned.
Assists Supervisors with the data entry into SharePoint or other tracking systems as needed.
Assists Supervisors by cross-checking data to ensure report information is accurate.
Generates pipeline claims reports for Supervisors to help identify gaps and outliers in the report.
Aggregates reports from other teams and prepares reports for Supervisors as needed.
Assists Supervisors in claim assignments as needed.
Assists Supervisors in queue management of claim reviewer queues as needed.
Assists Supervisors with team-wide calendaring of meetings, training, and discussions.
Assists Supervisors with preparation of various materials, including but not limited to meetings, presentations, notes, and posting to SharePoint or other collaboration sites.
Helps track progress of special projects or assignments.
Provides report updates to Supervisors.