Paralegal

Leidos LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Leidos LLC is seeking Paralegals in the Washington, DC area to support electronic case filings and provide legal and technical services for the Department of Justice.

The role offers hands-on experience with litigation support, trial preparation, and document management in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and Excel skills are essential, along with paralegal credentials or current law school attendance.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or ABA‑accredited law school; at least one year of study completed.
• One year of legal training or legal experience, or two years of college education may substitute for paralegal certificate.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience.
• Experience with primary litigation and supporting trial preparation.
• Proficiency with Excel for tracking and reviewing claims.

Responsibilities

• Perform intake and track hundreds to thousands of claims.
• Enter claims filing information into an Excel tracking system.
• Proofread settlement memos for content and formatting.
• Respond to DOJ attorney requests for filing information and retrieval.
• Conduct simple to moderately complex database searches.
• Perform simple legal research.
• Assist DOJ attorneys in trial preparation.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Proofreading

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Paralegal certificate

Juris Doctor (JD)

ABA-accredited law school (in progress)

Tools

Excel

Lexis

Westlaw

Relativity

BlueBooking

Job description

Leidos is seeking Paralegals located in the Washington DC area. You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment assisting the program and management team with workflows for electronic case filings (ECF). Be part of a dynamic team in providing legal and technical services to support the Division of Offices, Boards and Divisions at the Department of Justice. In this role, you will gain skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, and the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform intake and track hundreds to thousands of claims in any given matter.
• Enters claims filing information into an Excel tracking system.
• Proofread settlement memos for content and details in formatting.
• Responds to DOJ attorney requests for filing information and retrieval.
• Conducts simple to moderately complex database searches.
• Performs simple legal research.
• Assist DOJ attorneys in preparation for trials.

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.
• Experience with primary litigation with a solid general litigation experience, including support preparing for trial.
• Experience using Excel for creating tracking spreadsheets and developing processes for claims intake and review.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent proofreading skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Solid general litigation support experience.
• Prior experience working in a Federal Government environment.
• Trial preparation experience.
• Claims processing experience is a plus.
• Experience with BlueBooking and Cite Checking.
• Experience with Relativity or another review platform is a plus.

The pay for this position will be $25.58/hr.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: August 24, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range - The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

More details are available here.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.