Litigation Paralegal: Trial Prep & Discovery Support

CACI International Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement

Continuing education

Time off benefits

Job summary

The Paralegal position at CACI International Inc. offers an opportunity to grow within the organization, collaborating with USAO attorneys on a wide range of litigation support tasks from preparing and filing documents to redacting privileges and conducting legal research.

Responsibilities include assisting in discovery, assembling exhibits, managing case materials, and supporting trial preparation while maintaining a calendar of active cases and coordinating interviews.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
• One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; trial experience very helpful.
• Familiar with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze case materials
• Preparing form letters and mailings
• Opening and Closing of case files
• Assist in discovery production (would involve scanning, labeling, and copying them on to discs)
• Assemble exhibits, affidavits and other legal documents, preparing binders of all electronic motions, affidavits and orders.
• Assemble and organize files and records material for disposition or transfer to records depository
• Maintain calendar of assigned active cases
• Track filing, hearings and trial dates, and schedule conference and interviews
• Review and produce a variety of written documents both legal and non-legal using a range of office software applications
• The candidate will be asked to assist with other administrative tasks such as photocopying, delivering items & filing.

Skills

Paralegal certificate

Juris Doctor

ABA-accredited law school

Litigation paralegal experience

Legal research (LEXIS/Westlaw)

Written and oral communication

ESI tools / eDiscovery

US Citizenship

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Two years of college education

Tools

Lexis

Westlaw

Job description

The Paralegal position at CACI International Inc. offers an opportunity to grow within the organization, collaborating with USAO attorneys on a wide range of litigation support tasks from preparing and filing documents to redacting privileges and conducting legal research.

Responsibilities include assisting in discovery, assembling exhibits, managing case materials, and supporting trial preparation while maintaining a calendar of active cases and coordinating interviews.