Paralegal: EDiscovery & Litigation Support

CGS Federal; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Job summary

CGS is seeking a dedicated Paralegal to join a fast-paced and hard-working Legal team to assist with legal accounts and support CGS' government-focused portfolio.

The role requires paralegal certification or JD or current ABA law school attendance, with multiple duties including document review, legal research, drafting memoranda, and managing discovery materials; strong writing and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience is required; trial experience is very helpful.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have 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.
• Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• The ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Responsibilities

• Receive, prioritize, and process requests such as document review or requests for advice or legal technical assistance.
• Research and locate responsive information documents and identify relevant laws, judicial decisions, and legal articles.
• Perform typical Paralegal functions, including: moderately complex legal research; synopsizing transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use; reviewing case related materials; and identifying potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
• Write preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence.
• Assist in preparing draft legal documents such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, exhibits, etc.; conducting legal analysis, reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation.
• Review materials in discovery for relevancy and privilege.
• Prepare privilege logs.
• Maintain documentation of records produced in discovery, correspondence sent, and case management functions performed.
• Assist in the drafting and issuing of preservation notices and litigation holds.
• Design, generate, and transmit reports regarding case assignments and productivity using case management databases.
• Analyze and interpret requests from customers.
• Research, locate, and gather material relevant to DU requests including conducting outreach and informal interviews to respond to discovery requests and interrogatories.
• Assist in preparation of declarations.
• Scan paper materials to save as an image file (.PDF).
• Conduct legal privilege reviews using Veritas eDiscovery Platform, Adobe Pro, or other discovery review platforms provided by the FBI.
• Analyze documents and media files, and proficiently apply redactions to diverse types of privileged information.
• Review the work of peers for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness of review and processing.
• Support and collaborate the management efforts to foster teamwork, planning and decision making.
• Organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests; keep detailed case notes, utilize discovery work plans, use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and enter case information and metrics into the OGC-LITB case tracking database.
• Prepare electronic and/or paper releases for release to customers.
• Provide a high degree of professionalism and customer service in all interactions with DU customers.
• Prioritize and schedule projects to accomplish objectives.
• Assist in representation efforts of the FBI in challenging situations.
• Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts and overlays of material returned from classification review.
• Maintain close collaboration of projects with discovery team members.
• Serve as consultant to Government employees regarding privilege application and document production.
• Communicate with employees at all levels of the FBI to complete projects with a high degree of professionalism.
• Provide weekly statuses to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other DU customers.
• Conduct searches of FBI systems and databases to retrieve relevant documents or files (e.g., Sentinel, Internal Policy Office Policy Library and Policy Archives).
• Perform legal and other research, provide support to the Legal Hold program as well as the Freeze List, and support tasks associated with information management/governance as well as technology and its intersection with the law to name a few

Skills

Litigation paralegal experience

Legal research

Document review

Legal writing

Communication skills

Education

Paralegal certificate

Juris Doctor (JD)

ABA-accredited law school attendance

Tools

Lexis

Westlaw

Veritas eDiscovery

Adobe Pro

Job description

CGS is seeking a dedicated Paralegal to join a fast-paced and hard-working Legal team to assist with legal accounts and support CGS' government-focused portfolio.

The role requires paralegal certification or JD or current ABA law school attendance, with multiple duties including document review, legal research, drafting memoranda, and managing discovery materials; strong writing and communication are essential.