Senior Paralegal (USAO)

CACI International Inc; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement options

Continuing education support

Job summary

CACI International Inc is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support the US Attorney’s Office (USAO). This role involves managing high-profile cases, assisting in litigation support, and preparing legal documents. A strong candidate will have significant litigation experience and familiarity with eDiscovery tools.

Ideal applicants will possess a paralegal certificate, JD, or be an ABA-accredited law student. Benefits include healthcare and retirement options.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience.
• Proficient in legal research.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys in courtroom.
• Prepare legal documents and summaries.
• Conduct legal research and case file maintenance.

Skills

Litigation paralegal experience

Legal research tools proficiency (Lexis, Westlaw)

Written and oral communication skills

ESI tools familiarity

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Paralegal certificate or JD

Current ABA-accredited law student

Tools

Relativity

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Box.com

Zoom

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Details

Job Title: Senior Paralegal (USAO)

Job Category: Service Contract Act

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: DOJ MBI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

The Opportunity

CACI is looking for a Senior Paralegal to support the US Attorney’s Office (USAO) mission. The role involves high-profile cases with litigation support and trial preparation. Candidates will also have opportunities to handle complex responsibilities and grow their eDiscovery skills.

Responsibilities

• Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor.
• Develops work products with minimal direct supervision; products are reviewed prior to submission.
• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes materials for attorneys in discovery, motions, briefs, and other legal documents; summarizes depositions and transcripts; maintains case files; performs moderately complex legal research; synopsizes hearing transcripts; identifies conflicting statements; drafts legal memoranda and correspondence; indexes, tracks, and controls document discovery; tracks exhibits.
• Prepares exhibit cross‑references.
• Assists attorneys in courtroom.
• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege per guidelines and criteria.
• Other work includes compiling documents for FOIA, production requests, congressional inquiries, etc.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or current ABA‑accredited law student with at least one year of study, or equivalent legal training/experience; or equivalent education may be substituted.
• At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience, including 1 year of automated litigation support.
• Sound knowledge of the federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with legal research tools such as Lexis and Westlaw; computer proficiency in word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems—including Relativity, Excel, JEFS/Box.com, Word, Zoom, Teams, PowerPoint, and social media tools.
• Familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Consistently delivers high‑quality work under pressure; advanced Excel skills.
• Professional, can‑do, customer‑service attitude.
• US citizenship required; DOJ MBI obtainable.

Pay Range

Minimum required hourly wage: $31.00. Final salary depends on location, experience, skills, education and certifications. Benefits include healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time‑off options.

Equal Opportunity Statement

CASI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.