Paralegal - Litigation Support

Leidos; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 33,062 - 35,817; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Paralegal in Santa Ana, CA, to support the U.S. Department of Justice. This role includes performing various paralegal duties such as preparing legal documents and maintaining case files. Candidates should have a paralegal certificate or be students in law school with relevant experience.

The position offers a competitive pay of $24.49 per hour and is part of a supportive legal environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a paralegal certificate or be attending an ABA-accredited law school with one year completed.
• One year of litigation paralegal or project experience is required.
• Basic legal knowledge essential, particularly legal citation.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys in courtroom duties and follow established procedures.
• Compile and prepare discovery materials and legal documents.
• Maintain case files and perform legal research as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Standard legal citation

Paralegal certification

Experience with LEXIS and Westlaw

Word processing and databases

Education

Paralegal certificate or equivalent legal education

Tools

Relativity

eDiscovery tools

Job description

Overview

The Litigation Support Team at Leidos, supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Santa Ana, CA, is hiring a Paralegal to work in a downtown Santa Ana, CA DOJ office. This position involves performing paralegal duties and requires a paralegal certificate.

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal, Project Supervisor, or Direct Report.
• Performs tasks while complying with established procedures.
• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for 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.
• Indexes, tracks, and exhibits 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.
• Compiles documents for FOIA, production requests, congressional inquiries, etc.

Basic Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school with at least one year of study 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.
• Proficiency with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Basic familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in government or litigation support environments.
• Trial experience.
• Experience with Relativity or similar applications.
• Automated litigation support experience.
• Current or active clearance.

Benefits

Pay: $24.49 per hour. This position is covered under the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.