What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Paralegal position at CACI International?
Senior Paralegal
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: Continental US
**What You'll Get to Do**
CACI is looking for talented Senior Paralegal professionals to support the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection's mission. Positions like this are critical and are very involved with high-profile important cases.
Partial telework is approved as long as there is a stable internet connection. In office work is required a minimum of 1 day per week. Additional in-office days may be required depending on the nature of the assignments.
In this role, you will work collaboratively with FTC staff to handle a wide variety of litigation support tasks including but not limited to
Using electronic databases to conduct factual and legal research; coding substantive case materials, and retrieving and analyzing materials through data searches.
Conducting interviews with prospective witnesses and drafting reports and other documents.
Preparing table of contents and table of authorities for legal briefs.
Reviewing and researching citations, footnotes, textual references and other entries for accuracy.
Digesting substantive materials or transcripts of testimony from depositions.
Maintaining files for case team members and preparing exhibits for trial.
Coordinating various support services required by attorneys assigned to a case (i.e., requesting court reporters, shipping materials, coordinating with litigation support, etc.).
Assisting attorneys in depositions and other hearings.
CACI is 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!
**More About the Role**
The Senior Paralegal position is critical to the FTC's mission and is leaned on to perform critical tasks for high-profile cases. In this position you will be a part of a high-performing team that include the following responsibilities:
Work products are reviewed prior to submission; however, often develops these products with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines.
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 moderately complex legal research; synopsizes transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use.
Reviews case related materials and, for example, identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
Writes preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery); indexes and tracks 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.
**You'll Bring These Qualifications**
Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience, including 1 year of experience in automated litigation support
Sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
Basic legal knowledge, such as knowledge of standard legal citations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
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, e.g., Relativity, Excel, JEFS/Box.com, Word, Zoom, Teams, Power Point, and social media tools
Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.
Professional, can-do, customer-service attitude.
Ability to travel
**These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have**
Multi-Language skills preferred, but not required.
Experience with cite checking/Bluebooking
Trial experience
**What We Can Offer You** :
- We've been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation's highest priorities.
- For over 60 years, the principles of CACI's unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.
Company Overview: At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
As a federal contractor, CACI is subject to any federal vaccine mandates or other customer vaccination requirements. All new hires are required to report their vaccination status.
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: Continental US
**What You'll Get to Do**
CACI is looking for talented Senior Paralegal professionals to support the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection's mission. Positions like this are critical and are very involved with high-profile important cases.
Partial telework is approved as long as there is a stable internet connection. In office work is required a minimum of 1 day per week. Additional in-office days may be required depending on the nature of the assignments.
In this role, you will work collaboratively with FTC staff to handle a wide variety of litigation support tasks including but not limited to
Using electronic databases to conduct factual and legal research; coding substantive case materials, and retrieving and analyzing materials through data searches.
Conducting interviews with prospective witnesses and drafting reports and other documents.
Preparing table of contents and table of authorities for legal briefs.
Reviewing and researching citations, footnotes, textual references and other entries for accuracy.
Digesting substantive materials or transcripts of testimony from depositions.
Maintaining files for case team members and preparing exhibits for trial.
Coordinating various support services required by attorneys assigned to a case (i.e., requesting court reporters, shipping materials, coordinating with litigation support, etc.).
Assisting attorneys in depositions and other hearings.
CACI is 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!
**More About the Role**
The Senior Paralegal position is critical to the FTC's mission and is leaned on to perform critical tasks for high-profile cases. In this position you will be a part of a high-performing team that include the following responsibilities:
Work products are reviewed prior to submission; however, often develops these products with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines.
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 moderately complex legal research; synopsizes transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use.
Reviews case related materials and, for example, identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
Writes preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery); indexes and tracks 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.
**You'll Bring These Qualifications**
Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience, including 1 year of experience in automated litigation support
Sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
Basic legal knowledge, such as knowledge of standard legal citations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
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, e.g., Relativity, Excel, JEFS/Box.com, Word, Zoom, Teams, Power Point, and social media tools
Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.
Professional, can-do, customer-service attitude.
Ability to travel
**These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have**
Multi-Language skills preferred, but not required.
Experience with cite checking/Bluebooking
Trial experience
**What We Can Offer You** :
- We've been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation's highest priorities.
- For over 60 years, the principles of CACI's unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.
Company Overview: At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
As a federal contractor, CACI is subject to any federal vaccine mandates or other customer vaccination requirements. All new hires are required to report their vaccination status.
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