Litigation Paralegal - E-Discovery for DOJ Health Care

CACI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Paralegal (Legal Assistant I) to support the Department of Justice’s mission, focusing on litigation support and trial preparation. The role involves case management, database maintenance, and use of automated litigation support and eDiscovery tools in a fast-paced Office setting.

The position supports the Health Care Fraud Unit, with duties-ranging from witness interviews to deposition prep and in-court trial support.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, or a four-year college degree.
• Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience related to health care, project or document management, policy, research, government staffing, publishing; or equivalent experience.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems
• Requires technological proficiency in Microsoft Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Must have an understanding on how electronically stored information (computer files) work within an operating system including experience effectively managing, organizing, and analyzing digital files and folders.
• Transferable skills related to Electronically Stored Information (ESI) tools and eDiscovery procedures and resources. Coding skills are welcomed, although not required.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US Citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents.
• Summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files
• Performs simple legal research
• Indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery).
• Indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.
• Prepares exhibit cross-references.
• Assists attorneys in courtroom.
• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.
• Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.

Skills

Litigation support

eDiscovery tools

Document management

Legal research

Communication skills

Education

Paralegal certificate or four-year degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

CACI is seeking a Paralegal (Legal Assistant I) to support the Department of Justice’s mission, focusing on litigation support and trial preparation. The role involves case management, database maintenance, and use of automated litigation support and eDiscovery tools in a fast-paced Office setting.

The position supports the Health Care Fraud Unit, with duties-ranging from witness interviews to deposition prep and in-court trial support.