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Law Clerk I

inSync Staffing Inc.

  • Washington, DC
  • 12 days ago

    Highlights

    Workdays and Work Hours: Working hours will be 8 hours a day, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM local time depending on the. Seller is not obligated to provide services, and Buyer is not obligated to compensate Seller, for work performed or expenses incurred before or after these dates.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWashington, DC
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Year Founded2014
    Websitehttp://www.insyncstaffing.com/default.html

    Description

    Law Clerk I

    Job Description:

    The Mega 5 Litigation Support Team at Leidos, currently supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a
    competitive opening for a Law Clerk I to assist the Federal Program s Branch program.

    Primary Responsibilities:
    " Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor.
    " Performs simple to moderately complex legal research for the trial staff.
    " Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, discovery requests,
    responses, memoranda of law, etc. reviewing documents for relevance and privilege.
    " Assists attorneys with all phases of litigation.
    " Prepares Table of Contents and Table of Authorities
    " Performs Cite checking using Bluebook.
    " Ability to conduct research in applicable statutory, regulatory, and case law.
    " Demonstrated ability to discern the relevant issues in complex fact patterns.

    Basic Qualifications:
    " Requires Law degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at
    least one (1) year of study or, six (6) years of legal training or experience may be substituted.
    " 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,
    and imaging.
    Statement of Work
    15 Law Clerk Is
    Civil Division Federal Programs Branch Support

    " Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures
    and resources.
    " Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very
    important.
    " Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

    Preferred Qualifications:
    " Experience doing document review, particularly privilege review and second level
    responsiveness checks.
    " Experience drafting discovery requests, responses, and correspondence.
    " Knowledge of and experience with Bluebook citations is strongly preferred.
    " Preparation of Table of Contents and Table of Authorities and Cite checking
    " Familiarity with the Microsoft suite, including Excel and Word, as well as Adobe Acrobat is
    essential.
    " Experience with Relativity, valued.
    " Strong analytic, organizational, and writing skills are preferred.
    " Trial experience helpful.
    " Active Public Trust Clearance preferred.
    Furnished Equipment:
    DOJ will provide customer equipment and cloud or virtual machine access to government applications required
    to successfully perform the tasks assigned for the Federal Program s Branch program. Return of equipment and
    all property of the Federal Government and Leidos is required at the conclusion of the work.
    Location: The work is performed in Washington DC at 1100 L Street, NW.
    Workdays and Work Hours:
    Working hours will be 8 hours a day, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM local time depending on the
    client s business needs with it being a set schedule per day/week. Work schedule is expected to be the same as
    the supported office personnel. If overtime is needed, overtime shall only be performed with the prior approval
    of DOJ COR, Leidos Management, and in accordance with subcontractor procedures. Normal business hours are
    generally 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. EST with 1D2 hour unpaid lunch.
    Assignment is expected to be in office, unless otherwise stated. It is at the client s discretion if a hybrid schedule
    is permitted with authorization from DOJ COR and Leidos Management. One should expect to be in the office
    FIVE (5) days a week.

    Period of Performance:
    The period of performance ( POP ) for this SOW is identified in the table below. Buyer may exercise the options
    below to extend the period of performance by giving written notice to Seller before the end of the then current
    period of performance. Seller is not obligated to provide services, and Buyer is not obligated to compensate Seller,
    for work performed or expenses incurred before or after these dates

    Benefits (employee contribution):
    • Health insurance
    • Health savings account
    • Dental insurance
    • Vision insurance
    • Flexible spending accounts
    • Life insurance
    • Retirement plan

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.

    About Company

    We recognize the VMS program management team is our customer and needs to be serviced with integrity, so we built and continue to improve upon our delivery methods as we strive to provide the highest quality service possible. inSync Staffing’s management team recognized ten years ago the inevitable changes to the staffing industry being brought about by technology and the growing trend of Fortune 1000 corporations to outsource management of their contingent workforces to meet compliance and cost control goals. Rather than swim upstream against the changes, inSync Staffing has embraced MSP and VMS programs as our customers, not competitors. We asked program managers how they want to be serviced. The result of their input is that we have structured inSync Staffing as a recruiting and customer service organization, unlike traditional staffing companies who sell directly to the end client. Our delivery model allows us concentrates our resources on how to best supply candidates in a very competitive MSP/VMS program environment.

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