Senior Paralegal

CACI International•Washington, DC

1d•$32•Onsite

About The Position

CACI is looking for talented Senior Paralegal professionals to support the Department of Justice’s mission for the National Fraud Enforcement Division! 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! This position requires travel up to 50% of the time to aid with trial preparation.

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 two years of litigation paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful.
At least one 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)

Nice To Haves

Chinese and/or Spanish language skills, with the ability to speak in one of the referenced languages and perform translation related tasks

Responsibilities

Performs detailed reviews and analysis of case materials, which includes financial records, health care materials, and other litigation files
Performs detailed indexing of case files; drafting procedures for accomplishing litigation support assignments; document acquisition related tasks; screening for privilege documents; and conducting database searches
Composes written documents in a concise and logical manner, Proofreads and edits written documents
As required, serves as "team leader" for a group of legal professionals
Reviews audio files for relevance and update databases with findings
Prepares witnesses, exhibits and other evidence binders
Receives and track discovery items
Communicates with other DOJ components, Federal agencies and others as required during investigations and litigation
Utilizes Excel spreadsheets to track information and analyze case statistics
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)
Perform trial preparation tasks to include copying, document review, document organization, bates stamping, legal research and searching documents in Concordance/Summation
During trial, assist with documents and indexes, tracks exhibits and other materials at depositions
Utilize electronic and evidence management and discovery production processes and tools, such as Relativity, Casemap and Oncue, to support investigations
Searches the Relativity database per criteria developed by case team management
Reviews search result sets for relevance based on written criteria
Codes relevant documents per existing protocol
Responds to citizen and congressional correspondence; Responds to citizen phone calls