Supervisory Paralegal

About the position

The Supervisory Paralegal position is a great opportunity for paralegals looking to develop their management skills in support of high visibility cases for the Department of Justice. You will gain invaluable litigation experience as a case may go through all or some of the phases of the EDRM spectrum, from intake/acquisition of documents and data through trial support, cases and investigations. CACI is also committed to growing our eDiscovery workforce and has included tuition reimbursement for Relativity certifications, the ACEDS certification and Paralegal Certificates! This is a great opportunity for someone to grow their careers. Please apply if you are interested to hear more!

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise the work of paralegals and other support staff on major paralegal support efforts.
• Perform complex legal and factual research utilizing Relativity and other eDiscovery software.
• Manage tasks and supervise team delivery of quality work within strict deadlines.
• Enhance management and communication skills by interacting with staff and DOJ case teams.
• Monitor work and report on progress.
• Ensure paralegal and support staff work meets contract and attorney requirements.
• Troubleshoot and perform quality control spot-checks.
• Formulate administrative and technical procedures for getting the work done.
• Report to Project Supervisor or Project Manager and interact with various stakeholders.
• Perform complex legal and factual research.

Requirements

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study.
• At least three years of litigation paralegal experience or project experience including trial experience.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Must have supervisory experience and proven communication skills.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems and legal research procedures.
• 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 various computer applications including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and imaging.
• Familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources preferred.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable (US citizenship required).

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Wellness benefits
• Financial benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Family support benefits
• Continuing education benefits
• Time off benefits
• Tuition reimbursement for Relativity certifications, ACEDS certification, and Paralegal Certificates.