Senior Paralegal; USAO

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Job Category:
Service Contract Act

Time Type:
Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: DOJ MBI

Employee Type:
Regular

Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Type of Travel:
Local

CACI is looking for talented Senior Paralegal professionals to support the US Attorney's Office (USAO) mission. 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!

• Provide a variety of direct senior paralegal services to AUSA staff.
• Perform moderately complex legal research.
• Compile, prepare, and summarize relevant materials for use by AUSA in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents.
• Seek and locate sources of information, in aid of criminal investigations and trials, through contact or correspondence with other departments and/or agencies of federal, state and local government.
• Gather factual material independently; read, annotate, and summarize transcripts, files and other factual aspects of the case; obtain financial and statistical information, agency records, court records and other public records; review and analyze documents and draft factual memoranda.
• Identify conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
• Draft jury instructions and other trial documents for filing in court.
• Write preliminary drafts of legal memorandum and correspondence.
• Upload electronic documents and data onto document review platforms and organize folders for review. Participate in review and analysis of electronic documents.
• Redact documents and transcripts for discovery, including using electronic redaction.
• Responsible for organizing and processing huge quantities of data and discovery documents, including electronic discovery. Responsible for completeness of discovery productions and for producing discovery.
• Prepare numerous exhibits for trial.
• Provide critical assistance in trial preparations. Prepare documents, charts and visual materials for use in trials. Provide technical support, e.g., enlarging charts and photographs and marking exhibits.
• Provide automated litigation assistance to AUSAs in trial preparation and courtroom presentations. Utilize various software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters.
• Work closely with other members of case team, including assigned AUSAs, legal assistants, case agents, paralegals, and office Litigation Support staff.

• 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 or project experience (as related to the task order) is required.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have 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 hands‑on 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.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US Citizenship required).

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