Paralegal

Think Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Think Consulting is seeking a Paralegal to support a leading federal agency in Washington, D.C. You will collaborate with attorneys and law enforcement to prepare cases for litigation, manage discovery, and provide courtroom support.

The role involves docket management, PACER workflows, and preparing materials for motions, briefs, and other documents. Strong research skills with LEXIS/Westlaw are a plus.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending ABA‑accredited law school, with at least one year of study.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or related project experience.
• Familiarity with docket and document review, ideally PACER.
• Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Supervisory/management experience overseeing docket & document review, preferably with PACER.

Responsibilities

• Downloads electronic case filings (ECFs) from PACER.
• Uploads electronic case filings to automated matters systems.
• Creates and provides links to electronic case filings for DOJ Attorneys.
• Responds to DOJ attorney requests for filing information and retrieval.
• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes materials for attorneys in discovery and motions.
• Conducts database searches (simple to moderately complex).
• Performs simple legal research.
• Indexes, tracks, and controls document discovery, depositions, and trial.
• Assists attorneys in courtroom.

Skills

Excellent written & oral communication

Docket & document review

Legal research tools (LEXIS & Westlaw)

Supervisory/management over docket

Education

Paralegal certificate / JD / ABA law school student

Tools

PACER

LEXIS

Westlaw

Job description

Think Consulting is actively seeking a Paralegal to join a leading federal agency in Washington D.C. In this role, you'll work closely with attorneys and law enforcement to prepare cases for litigation, manage discovery processes, and provide critical courtroom support.

Job Overview:

The following tasks are required to support the Vaccines Program:

• Downloads electronic case filings (ECFs) from Pacer
• Uploads the electronic case filings to the automated matters systems
• Creates and provides links to the electronic case filings to the DOJ Attorneys
• Responds to DOJ attorney requests for filing information and retrieval
• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents.
• Conducts simple to moderately complex database searches
• Performs simple legal research
• Indexes, tracks and controls document discovery, depositions, and trial.
• Assists attorneys in courtroom.

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study. One (1) year of legal training or legal experience or at least two (2) years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
• At least one (1) year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience related to electronic case filing workflows.
• Basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum.
• Experience with docket and document review, ideally with PACER, specifically.
• Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Supervisory or management experience overseeing docket & document review, ideally with PACER is preferred.

Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status