Federal Litigation Paralegal – Trial & Research

Socket.dev; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Centre Law & Consulting is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant II to support the United States Attorney's Office mission. The role involves reviewing case material, drafting reports, preparing for trial, and interviewing witnesses in a federal context.

Citizenship is required and a 7 or 10 year background investigation is noted. Strong research, writing, and organizational skills are essential in a fast-paced environment serving government clients.

Qualifications

• Paralegal Certificate; or High School Diploma/GED with at least two-years' related experience in a law office or government setting, paralegal/legal assistance experience preferred
• Trial and automated litigation support experience preferred
• Ability to grasp and understand the organization and functions of the customer
• Knowledge to conduct basic legal research, including standard legal citation
• Excellent communication skills; oral and written, to include legal writing skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and other common software applications, to include databases and legal research tools
• Proven commitment and expertise to provide excellent customer service; positive and flexible
• Ability to work in a team environment, deliver the highest quality of work, and maintain a professional disposition under extreme pressure

Responsibilities

• Assists attorney in reviewing case material, to include gathering and analyzing case material and preparing a digest of selected decisions/opinions, including legal references.
• Drafts, edits, and reviews non-legal information, creates correspondence, and research reports.
• Helps prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assists in creating and organizing statistical charts and photographs.
• Interviews potential witnesses and prepares summary interview reports.
• Reviews prepared legal documents to confirm the citations and legal references included in the documents.
• Attends pre-trial meetings to review case materials for missing documents or other questionable material and may request further information to correct deficiencies.
• After/during trial prepares summaries of testimony and depositions.
• Investigates facts and laws of cases and searches public records to prepare cases and determine causes of action, as well as research reports and correspondence relating to cases.
• Maintain internal status information on the disposition of designated information, files, and assets
• Assure information is accurate and perform analytic omputations necessary to process data
• Provide administrative information and assistance on concerning case or file to other agencies or organizations
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal research

Case analysis

Communication skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Paralegal Certificate

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Legal research tools

Job description

Centre Law & Consulting is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant II to support the United States Attorney's Office mission. The role involves reviewing case material, drafting reports, preparing for trial, and interviewing witnesses in a federal context.

Citizenship is required and a 7 or 10 year background investigation is noted. Strong research, writing, and organizational skills are essential in a fast-paced environment serving government clients.