Appellate Paralegal

Consilio Services; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, life and disability

401k plan

Paid holidays

PTO accrual 23 days first year

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Consilio, LLC's Direct Hire Division partners with a leading firm to hire an Appellate Paralegal in Washington, DC. This permanent opportunity supports the Supreme Court & Appellate Practice Group, handling appellate briefs, research, and court filings.

Hybrid schedule with in-office presence in the Washington, DC office, coordinating with partners, counsel, and staff to ensure timely, accurate docketing and submission of documents.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to read, cite check, and edit complex briefs with high attention to detail.
• Knowledge of court filing requirements and Bluebook/California Style.
• Proficiency with legal office software and databases.
• Bachelor's degree and ABA-approved paralegal certificate if in CA.
• Prior appellate paralegal experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and format templates of legal briefs and motions; perform cite checking and appendices.
• Interface with clerk's offices at federal and state appellate courts.
• Maintain case calendars and organize documents; ensure compliance with court rules.
• Support multiple litigation teams and coordinate with partners and staff.
• Protect confidential information.

Skills

Cite checking

Editing complex briefs

Bluebook/CA style

Attention to detail

Legal research

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

ABA-approved paralegal certificate (CA)

Tools

Billing software

Document management systems

Job description

The Direct Hire Division of Consilio, LLC is working with a highly regarded firm that is seeking to hire an Appellate Paralegal to join their Washington, DC office. This position is not with Consilio directly; it is a direct hire, permanent opportunity with the law firm.

The Appellate Paralegal 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. The paralegal will oversee 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

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

Benefits & Additional Information

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

Pay Range

USD $120,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.

ELS Consilio, LLC’s Direct Hire Division staffs positions for Consilio clients and does not staff for internal corporate positions at Consilio. Please refer to www.consilio.com to view job opportunities within our company. Consilio, LLC is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.