Appellate Paralegal

Considine Search; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and life insurance

Generous 401k plan

PTO program

Professional development programs

Job summary

Considine Search is looking for an Appellate Paralegal in Washington, DC. This role involves supporting attorneys in the Litigation & Trial Department, particularly related to appellate practice, while managing logistical tasks and ensuring court rule compliance.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and prior paralegal experience. The firm offers a flexible work schedule, competitive salary between $120,000 and $160,000, and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably with a paralegal certificate.
• Prior experience as an appellate paralegal in a law firm or government service.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and formatting legal briefs and motions.
• Interfacing with clerk’s offices at appellate courts.
• Maintaining case calendars and organizing documents.
• Identifying and resolving case-related issues.
• Working with various legal professionals and staff.

Skills

Cite checking

Legal brief formatting

Research compliance

Attention to detail

Document management

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program

Tools

Billing software

Legal databases

Job description

Washington, DC

The Appellate Paralegal is an integral part of the firm’s Legal Professional and Paralegal team. This role will be responsible for providing expertise and support to the departmental attorneys in the Litigation & Trial Department, with a focus on the Supreme Court & Appellate Practice Group, while overseeing all logistical and administrative work associated with appellate litigation, including researching and ensuring compliance with court rules, shepardizing, cite checking, and formatting legal briefs, preparing appendices, and interfacing with clerk’s offices at appellate courts. This role will be located in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities

• Preparing templates of legal briefs and motions, properly formatting legal briefs and motions, cite checking legal briefs and motions to ensure consistency with sources cited and proper citation style (e.g., Bluebook or California Style Manual), preparing appendices, assisting with the filing and printing of legal briefs, motions, and other documents
• Interfacing with clerk’s offices at federal and state appellate courts
• Performing administrative tasks related to the proper functioning of a partner’s litigation and trial practice, including maintaining case calendars, organizing case documents, and ensuring compliance with court procedural rules
• Contributing to and/or managing multiple litigation teams
• Proactively identifying and resolving any outstanding issues that arise throughout each case
• Working directly with partners, counsel, associates, appellate paralegals, litigation services, legal secretaries and other support staff, and outside vendors on confidential tasks
• Promoting effective work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect for co-workers
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the firm retains
• Demonstrate a high aptitude for reading, cite checking, and editing complex legal briefs, with superb attention to detail
• Exhibit a good working knowledge of security-related practices and documentation, including but not limited to, state-level and federal-level filing requirements, document management, bluebooking, shepardizing, and cite checking
• Display proficient knowledge of applications typically used in a legal office environment, such as billing software and databases

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (and signed declaration or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal program if located in a California office)
• Prior appellate paralegal experience at a law firm, in government service or equivalent, preferably

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in the firm’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well‑being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well‑being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

The firm is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

Salary: $120,000.00-$160,000.00, plus overtime and bonus

Date Active: 6/18/2026

Exempt/Not Exempt: Non-Exempt