Paralegal - Litigation Support

Leidos Inc; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 33,062 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Inc is searching for an experienced Paralegal to join their Litigation Support Team in Santa Ana, CA. This role supports the U.S. Department of Justice, requiring strong legal knowledge and skills to assist attorneys with legal documentation and courtroom support.

The ideal candidate will possess a paralegal certificate or be attending an ABA-accredited law school, with a minimum of one year of litigation support experience. Benefits include competitive pay and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate or current law school attendance.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience is required.
• Basic legal knowledge and ability to perform legal research.

Responsibilities

• Compiles and prepares materials for attorneys in legal proceedings.
• Summarizes depositions and maintains case files.
• Assists attorneys in courtroom and reviews documents for relevance.

Skills

Basic legal knowledge

Experience with LEXIS and Westlaw

Familiarity with ESI tools

Knowledge of legal citation

Education

Paralegal certificate or ABA-accredited law school (1 year completed)

Tools

Relativity

Computer applications (word processing, databases, etc.)

Job description

Job Description

The Litigation Support Team at Leidos currently supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Santa Ana, CA has an opening for a Paralegal to work in a downtown Santa Ana, CA DOJ office performing Paralegal duties. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the U.S. Department of Justice achieve their mission.

This position requires a paralegal certificate.

Typical Assignments

• Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal, Project Supervisor or Direct Report.
• Performs tasks while complying 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 of the types of work to be performed 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 legal motions and memorandum.
• 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. The pay for this position will be $24.49/hr. Benefits include competitive compensation, Health & Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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 for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.