Paralegal - Litigation Support

Leidos Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 33,062 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Paralegal in Los Angeles, CA to support the U.S. DOJ office in a fast-paced environment. The role involves discovery preparation, document review, and coordination with attorneys.

A paralegal certificate is required or enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed. Candidates should have litigation paralegal experience, familiarity with legal research tools (LEXIS, Westlaw), and strong document management skills. U.S.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or active ABA-accredited law school enrollment with at least one year completed.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal or project experience.
• Basic legal knowledge including standard legal citation for motions and memoranda.
• Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw; ability to perform basic research.

Responsibilities

• Assist Supervisory Paralegal, Project Supervisor, or Direct Report.
• Prepare, summarize, and organize materials for attorneys in discovery and motions.
• Summarize depositions and transcripts; maintain case files; conduct basic legal research.
• Index and track documents in discovery; manage exhibits for depositions and trials.
• Assist attorneys in the courtroom; review documents for relevance and privilege.

Skills

Legal research

Document management

Discovery support

Education

Paralegal certificate

ABA-accredited law school (1 year)

Tools

LEXIS

Westlaw

Job description

Overview

The Litigation Support Team at Leidos supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Los Angeles, CA has an opening for a Paralegal to work in a downtown Los Angeles DOJ office performing paralegal duties. This is an opportunity to contribute to the DOJ mission. The team emphasizes a fast-paced environment, autonomy, and exposure to multiple parts of the Leidos organization, with a customer-driven focus.

Please note: this position requires a paralegal certificate.

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal, Project Supervisor, or Direct Report.
• Performs tasks in compliance with established procedures.
• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs, and other legal documents.
• Summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery).
• Indexes, tracks, and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.
• Prepares exhibit cross-references.
• Assists attorneys in courtroom.
• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria. Other examples include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience required.
• Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memoranda.
• Must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
• Thorough knowledge and 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.
• Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, valued.
• Trial experience very helpful.
• Experience with Relativity or similar applications.
• Automated litigation support experience.
• Current or active clearance.

Pay and Benefits

This position is covered under the Service Contract Act with a pay rate of $24.49/hr. Leidos notes that the stated pay range is a general guideline and may be adjusted based on responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable factors.

In 2025, Leidos was ranked as one of the World\'s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the eighth consecutive year.

About 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Additional Information

For U.S. positions: this job requisition is subject to change based on business needs and may remain open for a period of time as listed in postings.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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 qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.