Senior Paralegal

Amentum•Miami, FL

11d

About The Position

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant I works under close supervision with required assistance readily available. Persons in this position typically perform the following: Review of Case Materials. This includes identifying key facts, hot documents, and witnesses. Ability to review information from multiple sources and perform data entry duties. This includes using data bases like Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), Comprehensive Case Information System, (CCIS), Pacer, etc. to search for defendant’s criminal history in other state and federal court systems. Gathering all necessary documents related to older cases and analyzing the facts of that case. Includes collecting documents, reviewing, organizing and bate-stamping it. Drafting an index in MS Excel of all documents produced with the bates ranges. Performs legal and factual research using other legal research facilities. This includes the use of Lexis Nexis and Westlaw. Working knowledge of court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources. This includes understanding the local rules in order to know the procedures when to file pleadings conventionally, via Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) and/or when to file ex parte pleadings on sealed cases. Produces a variety of written documents utilizing varied and advanced word processing software functions, working from handwritten draft, edited copy, or electronic files created by another staff member. This includes gathering case information and creating spreadsheets with the gathered data reviewed. Makes recurring and special messenger trips as necessary, answers telephone, refers callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate. This includes adding court hearings and motion deadlines to MS Outlook calendars, contacting witnesses and scheduling their travel to the district where the trial will occur, following up on prisoner movement status and contacting expert witnesses and coordinating their trial testimony schedule. Calendar docketing. Drafting simple documents using a template.

Requirements

Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Requires paralegal certificate, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required
Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and 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 basic 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.

Nice To Haves

trial experience very helpful
Automated litigation support experience valued.

Responsibilities

Review of Case Materials, identifying key facts, hot documents, and witnesses.
Review information from multiple sources and perform data entry duties using databases like CJIS, CCIS, Pacer, etc.
Gathering all necessary documents related to older cases and analyzing the facts of that case.
Collecting documents, reviewing, organizing and bate-stamping it.
Drafting an index in MS Excel of all documents produced with the bates ranges.
Performs legal and factual research using other legal research facilities, including Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.
Produces a variety of written documents utilizing varied and advanced word processing software functions.
Makes recurring and special messenger trips as necessary, answers telephone, refers callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate.
Calendar docketing.
Drafting simple documents using a template.