Paralegal

Whistleblower Aid; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

1099 contractor position

Job summary

Whistleblower Aid is seeking a highly organized paralegal to support the organization’s legal needs. This role will assist staff lawyers with growing case work, including managing cases and client files, legal research and factual development.

This independent contractor role is based in Washington, DC, hybrid with a minimum two days in office per week. The position is for six months as a 1099 contractor, with potential to convert to full-time on contract end.

Qualifications

• Associates degree and paralegal certificate are required.
• Minimum 3 years paralegal experience, preferably in a law firm, nonprofit, government, or in-house.

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting and editing legal documents including correspondence, disclosures, affidavits and other filings.
• Research statutes, legislation, regulations, case law, and other legal resources and prepare written analysis.
• Prepare evidence, declarations, chronologies, summaries, and digests related to cases and projects.
• Assist in document collection, organization and production.
• Manage client case files, including in e-discovery platforms, as needed.
• Assist in correspondence with clients, outside counsel, and other external parties
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Client relationship building

Discretion / confidentiality

Empathy

Legal citation

AI tools familiarity

Education

Associate degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

E-discovery platforms

AI tools

Job description

Whistleblower Aid is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented paralegal to support the organization’s legal needs. This role will support staff lawyers with our growing case work, including managing cases and client files, legal research, and factual development. Whistleblower Aid’s work is highly sensitive and this position requires absolute discretion and professionalism.

This is a full time, hybrid position serving office in Washington, DC, with minimum two days in office per week. Position is a 6 month period as a 1099 contractor, with the possibility for the right candidate to become a full time employee at contract end.

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting and editing legal documents including: correspondence, disclosures, affidavits and other filings.
• Research statutes, legislation, regulations, case law, and other legal resources and prepare written analysis.
• Prepare evidence, declarations, chronologies, summaries, and digests related to cases and projects.
• Assist in document collection, organization and production,
• Manage client case files, including in e-discovery platforms, as needed.
• Assist in correspondence with clients, outside counsel, and other external parties
• Other duties as assigned.

Job requirements

• Associates degree and paralegal certificate.
• Minimum 3 years paralegal experience, preferably in a law firm, nonprofit organization, government agency, or in-house legal department.
• Strong legal research, writing, proofreading, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask, take initiative, work independently and meet deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced small team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including client relationship building and working with empathy
• Competency with legal citation and comfort with using artificial intelligence tools
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, trust, and exercise discretion
• Mission driven, with an interest in justice, resilient democracy, and corporate accountability
• Preferred work experience with or opposite federal or state prosecutors, offices of inspector generals, agency general counsel offices, federal agencies with investigative or civil enforcement authority, or congressional investigations teams
• Preferred work experience in oversight, accountability or whistleblower related work areas

This independent contractor role is not eligible for company-provided benefits.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

About Whistleblower Aid

Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering 501(c)(3) non-profit legal organization that helps government employees and private-sector workers report and expose wrongdoing. Our clients come forward at great personal risk to bring the transparency needed for public accountability and reform. Whether holding the government to account, protecting our democracy, defending the Constitution, safeguarding our national security, or reporting corporate malfeasance harming the public, our clients’ truth-telling is driving much needed changes across industries and agencies and their impact is felt around the world.

We are a small team of lawyers, strategists and communications professionals who work tirelessly to keep our whistleblowers safe and their disclosures legal and effective.