Law Clerk II

CACI International; Washington; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CAC I International is seeking a Law Clerk II to support ongoing white-collar fraud investigations under the DOJ Contract. The role involves reviewing privileged materials, coordinating with Fraud Section attorneys, and ensuring privilege claims are properly managed.

A law degree or current ABA law school enrollment is required, with strong research and eDiscovery skills and clearance eligibility. This position emphasizes high-level document review, protocol materials analysis, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Requires a law degree or current attendance at ABA-accredited law school with at least two years of study or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state court systems and legal research procedures and resources (Westlaw, Lexis).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures, Relativity.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOJ MBI clearance (US citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Examine protocol materials, warrants, and other legal work product and filings specific to each matter.
• Review and identify potentially privileged material including attorney work product and attorney-client privilege.
• Work closely with Fraud Section Special Matters Unit attorneys to quarantine privileged documents from investigation teams.
• Communicate key issues and notable documents with the team.
• Perform quality control review as needed.
• Serve as team lead on assigned cases and assist with drafting release memos as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Written & spoken communication

eDiscovery tools

Education

Law degree or in ABA-accredited law school

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

Job description

Job Title: Law Clerk II

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

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The Opportunity:

Immediate need for Law Clerk II for ongoing document review projects assisting large scale white-collar fraud investigations in support of CACI's contract with the DOJ, Criminal Division.

The Criminal Division's Fraud Section plays a unique and essential role in the Department's fight against sophisticated economic crime. The Section is a front-line litigating unit that acts as a rapid response team, investigating and prosecuting complex white-collar crime cases throughout the country. The Section is uniquely qualified to act in that capacity based on its vast experience with sophisticated fraud schemes; its expertise in managing complex and multi-district litigation; and its ability to deploy resources effectively to address law enforcement priorities and respond to geographically shifting crime problems. These capabilities are an essential complement to the efforts of the United States Attorneys' Offices to combat white-collar crime. The Section frequently coordinates interagency and multi-district investigations and international enforcement efforts. The investigations are complex and often result in the collection of millions of pages of documents per case.

Because many of the FRD Section cases' targets and subjects involve the use of private law firms, the Section's investigations are frequently confronted with issues concerning the applicability of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine over materials obtained during the investigations. These privilege issues can be complex and require a review of these materials through a "filter review" process, whereby attorneys who are walled off from the investigation team review potentially privileged materials to determine whether a valid claim of privilege may be asserted.

The team reviews potentially privileged materials to determine whether a valid claim of attorney-client privilege or work product may be asserted, and to determine whether any exceptions to the privilege may apply.

Responsibilities:

• Examine protocol materials, warrants, and other legal work product and filings specific to each matter
• Review and identify potentially privileged material containing attorney work product, attorney-client privilege, spousal privilege, and common interest privilege, as applicable
• Work closely with Fraud Section Special Matters Unit attorneys to ensure potentially privileged documents are properly quarantined from the investigation and prosecution teams
• Communicate key issues and notable documents with team
• Perform quality control review as needed
• Serve as team lead on assigned cases and assist with drafting release memos as needed

Qualifications:

Required:

• Requires Law degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least two years of study or, anequivalent level of legal training or experience; or an equivalent level of educationmay be substituted. Additionally, must have at least two years of progressivelymore responsible experience on litigation support projects or task order relatedprojects including proven capabilities and communication skills to successfully interact
  with clients and attorneys.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources (including Westlaw and Lexis)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures, resources, and databases (including Relativity)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOJ MBI clearance (US citizenship required)

Desired:

• Foreign language fluency desired
• Leadership experience in small team environments preferred

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.