Litigation Paralegal

CLIENT: FederalPosition : Paralegal Long term Contract through 2027Greenbelt, MDEducation: Req. paralegal cert, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least 1 yr of study. Only CO can approve waiver of education requirement.Job Description:Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor.Performs the following tasks while complying w established procedures: compiles, prepares, & summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery & in preparation of motions, briefs & other legal documents; summarizes depositions & other transcripts; maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks & controls document discovery (including documents produced & received in discovery); indexes, tracks & exhibits & other materials at depositions & at trial.Prepares exhibit cross-references.Assists attorneys in courtroom.Reviews documents for relevance & privilege according to established guidelines & criteria. Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.Provide witness mgmt assistance prior to, during, & after trial. Typical assignments include working directly w fact witnesses, providing assistance & support to ensure appearance for court, pre-trial conferences, & grand jury.Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions & other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances & expense reimbursement. Obtain pertinent information for files & documents necessary to arrange witness travel & itiate contactnotify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearance datetime, & determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. Use judgment to determine when department should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses.Confer with the department concerning fact witness appearance & special circumstances regarding witnesses (special authorizations, international witnesses, militaryfederal employee witnesses, or hostile witnesses). Complete & submit proper documentation for special authorizations & obtain prior approval before proceeding w travel arrangements.Prior to fact witness' appearance, ensure all travel documents & appearance date & time have been provided to witness. Make necessary arrangements for fact witness travel & lodging according to policies & procedures.Prepare & submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, i.e. witness vouchers & other required documentation for fact witnesses. Furnish requested information concerning pending & completed fact witness vouchers. Gather required documentation & reconcile Government Travel Accounts.Obtain information, confer, & coordinate w the investigative agencies, & other counterparts, when plete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance w the rules governing their style & format. Compose letters from templates that do not require legal interpretations but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures & specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws & regulations.Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness mgmt, including, but not limited to: establish & maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents & databases; assemble documents & other information for fact witness file material & retention in accordance w established procedures & regulations; if requested, establish & maintain calendar &or database of active & pending fact witness appearances; track hearings, trial dates, grand jury & scheduling conferences; perform other administrative & logistical fact witness mgmt related duties as requiredassigned.Required Skills:At least 1 yr. of litigation paralegal exp required; trial exp very helpful. Automated litigation support exp valued.Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motionsmemo & must have sufficient exp wlegal research tools such as LEXISWestlaw to perform basic legal research.Required excellent writtenoral comm. skills, thorough knowledge hands-on familiarity wa variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document reviewfile management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, & hardware sys. Also Required basic familiarity wClient tools knowledge of eDiscovery procsresources. Abil. to consistently deliver highest qual. work under extreme pressure.

Created: 2025-02-21