Litigation Support Paralegal

United States Postal Service; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Postal Service seeks a Paralegal to support attorneys and stakeholders across the Office of General Counsel. The role focuses on legal research, drafting pleadings, motions, and responses, and coordinating filings for litigation and regulatory matters.

The position requires strong communication, meticulous document handling, and experience with standard legal databases and eDiscovery tools to support team efforts and ensure timely, compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• Identifying legal issues from moderately complex facts.
• Drafting and formatting legal documents with accuracy.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research using databases and postal-specific resources.
• Interview witnesses and collect information for filings.
• Prepare discovery requests and responses under FRCP rules.
• Handle FOIA, Privacy Act requests, subpoenas, and related correspondence.
• Prepare, draft, and revise pleadings, motions, and declarations.
• Coordinate cross‑functional information to monitor deadlines and compliance.

Skills

Legal research

Legal drafting

Drafting documents

Oral & written communication

Education

Paralegal certification

Tools

LexisNexis

Westlaw

cyberFEDS

PACER

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

United States Postal Service seeks a Paralegal to support attorneys and stakeholders across the Office of General Counsel. The role focuses on legal research, drafting pleadings, motions, and responses, and coordinating filings for litigation and regulatory matters.

The position requires strong communication, meticulous document handling, and experience with standard legal databases and eDiscovery tools to support team efforts and ensure timely, compliant outcomes.