Paralegal/Legal Assistant II

eTeam Inc.

Washington, DC

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$100–$100 Per Hour
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Documentation Review, File Maintenance, File Management, File Systems, Legal, Legal Briefs, Legal Documents, Legal Research, Legal Standards, Legal Support Skills, LexisNexis, Litigation, Paralegal, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Project/Program Management, Spreadsheets, Word Processing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Washington, DC
POSTED
30+ days ago
Role Title: Paralegal/Legal Assistant II
Location: Washington, DC 20530 - Candidate must be amenable to working 5 days/week onsite in Washington, DC.

Duration: 1.5 Year


Position details:
Education: Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study. Only the Contracting Officer can approve a waiver of the education requirements.

Required Skills:
  • At least one year of litigation paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful. - Automated litigation support experience valued.
  • Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
  • Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, 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.
  • Role also requires basic 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.

Day to Day Responsibilities:
  • Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor.
  • Performs the following 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.

About the Company

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eTeam Inc.

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COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
www.eteaminc.com