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Senior Paralegal (English and Spanish) Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington D.C. Feb. 2020
Washington, D.C. · LegalC & C International Recruitment Accepting Resumes For:
Senior Paralegal (English and Spanish Speaker) to assist in the work of the
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Litigation Support Services
Washington D.C. 20002
Senior Paralegal
This is a temporary to permanent hire position with a pay rate of $ 31.00 an hour. The expected annual salary after permanent hire of $ 64,500.
Travel required for this position.
Period of Performance:
Monday through Friday, office hours
Occasional travel based on assignment with minimum seven days notice.
Resume Requirements:
Name of Reference:
Job Title:
Organization:
Phone:
Email:
Relationship to candidate during tenure:
Special Requirements:
- - Must be a U.S. citizen
- - Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
National Agency Check Inquiry(NACI) federal background check
- - English and Spanish speaker: Interview may be conducted in Spanish. Language proficiency test required for certain assignments.
- - Able to travel for assignments with minimum seven days notice.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) to three (3) years experience in litigation paralegal support, including trial support, as a Level 2 Paralegal
- Minimum one (1) year litigation support/ eDiscovery
- Paralegal Certificate (or Juris Doctorate) from accredited college/ university
- Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and WestLaw
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Access or other data bases), Word Perfect and Adobe Acrobat Professional or similar applications.
- Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications including word processing, database (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging
- Experience with legal writing
- Proven excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Track record of utilizing legal analyses to recommend course of actions/ final dispositions
- Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources
- Requires hands-on familiarity with electronically stored information (ESI) tools, e-discovery procedures and resources
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a team environment
- Ability to work and interact professionally and effectively with all levels of staff
- Skilled in meeting and dealing with people in a courteous and tactful manner
- Ability to meet deadlines, maintain a high-level of productivity without sacrificing accuracy
- Attention to detail.
- Some walking, standing, bending and carrying of small office items
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, preferred.
- Automated litigation support experience valued (i.e. Oracle, Concordance, Summation, Trial Director, Relativity, or similar applications)
- Trial experience very helpful
- Current or active security clearance
Senior Paralegal (English and Spanish Speaker) to assist in the work of the
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Litigation Support Services
Washington D.C. 20002
Senior Paralegal
This is a temporary to permanent hire position with a pay rate of $ 31.00 an hour. The expected annual salary after permanent hire of $ 64,500.
Travel required for this position.
Period of Performance:
Monday through Friday, office hours
Occasional travel based on assignment with minimum seven days notice.
Resume Requirements:
- Two (2) page resume in MS Word format, over all 1” margins, 10-pitch font
- One (1) page with at least three (3) professional references in the following format: MS Word, over all 1” margins, 10-pitch font
Name of Reference:
Job Title:
Organization:
Phone:
Email:
Relationship to candidate during tenure:
- Email resume and references as one file, no more than three (3) pages, in the above format to: recruiting@ccintercomputers.com.
Special Requirements:
- - Must be a U.S. citizen
- - Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
National Agency Check Inquiry(NACI) federal background check
- - English and Spanish speaker: Interview may be conducted in Spanish. Language proficiency test required for certain assignments.
- - Able to travel for assignments with minimum seven days notice.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) to three (3) years experience in litigation paralegal support, including trial support, as a Level 2 Paralegal
- Minimum one (1) year litigation support/ eDiscovery
- Paralegal Certificate (or Juris Doctorate) from accredited college/ university
- Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and WestLaw
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Access or other data bases), Word Perfect and Adobe Acrobat Professional or similar applications.
- Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications including word processing, database (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging
- Experience with legal writing
- Proven excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Track record of utilizing legal analyses to recommend course of actions/ final dispositions
- Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources
- Requires hands-on familiarity with electronically stored information (ESI) tools, e-discovery procedures and resources
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a team environment
- Ability to work and interact professionally and effectively with all levels of staff
- Skilled in meeting and dealing with people in a courteous and tactful manner
- Ability to meet deadlines, maintain a high-level of productivity without sacrificing accuracy
- Attention to detail.
- Some walking, standing, bending and carrying of small office items
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, preferred.
- Automated litigation support experience valued (i.e. Oracle, Concordance, Summation, Trial Director, Relativity, or similar applications)
- Trial experience very helpful
- Current or active security clearance