Paralegal Jobs in Dc

About The Position

Requirements

• A paralegal certificate, a JD, or current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed. One year of legal training or legal experience, or at least two years of college education, may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience.
• Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation skills for cite-checking legal motions and memoranda.
• Sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of and hands-on familiarity with computer applications, including word processing, databases such as document review and file management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver high-quality work.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Nice To Haves

• Automated litigation support experience.
• Prior experience working in a Federal Government environment.
• Current Public Trust or higher security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of a Project Manager, Project Supervisor, or Supervisory Paralegal, following established procedures.
• Compile, prepare, and summarize materials for attorneys to use in discovery and in preparing motions, briefs, and other legal documents.
• Summarize depositions and other transcripts.
• Maintain case files.
• Perform simple legal research.
• Index, track, and control discovery documents, including documents produced and received.
• Prepare exhibit cross-references.
• Review documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.