Senior Paralegal

CACI International • Washington, DC

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About The Position

CACI is looking for talented Senior Paralegal professionals to support the Department of Justice’s mission! As a CACI Senior Paralegal supporting the DOJ’s mission, you will gain invaluable knowledge and transferrable skills related to eDiscovery practice and procedures. In this role, you will work collaboratively with the Department of Justice legal team assigned to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (“RECA”). Senior Paralegals may be tasked with performing legal duties pertaining to the RECA Call Center, to include answering questions from RECA applicants who call the RECA 1-800 line and interpreting regulations pertaining to the RECA statute.

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.
• At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience, including 1 year of experience in automated litigation support
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• 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, e.g., Relativity, Excel, JEFS/Box.com, Word, Zoom, Teams, Power Point, and social media tools
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.
• Advanced skills with Excel.
• Professional, can-do, customer-service attitude.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US citizenship required)

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor.
• Compiling, preparing, and summarizing relevant materials for use by claims examiners and attorney.
• Maintaining case files.
• Performing simple legal and/or factual research.
• Indexing, tracking and controlling case related materials (including claimant related files).
• Reviewing documents for legal sufficiency according to established guidelines and criteria.

Benefits

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
• We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
• At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed