What are the responsibilities and job description for the Discovery Paralegal position at Quadrant, Inc.?
Discovery Paralegal
Washington, DC
MUST:
Active Top Secret required
Experienced Discovery Paralegal
5 years of paralegal experience
3 years of experience in discovery/ e-discovery
2 years of experience performing privilege and other substantive reviews on litigation support projects.
1 year of experience reviewing electronic and paper materials for privilege on litigation support projects involving paper documents and electronic files.
1 year of experience using an eDiscovery review platform (e.g., Clearwell, Relativity) to accurately identify and redact privileged information.
1 year of experience researching and drafting responses to interrogatories.
1 year of experience obtaining documents for document collection and production.
1 year of experience communicating and driving litigation projects forward with clients and/or attorneys.
Bachelors preferred
DUTIES:
Analyze and interpret requests from customers
Research, locate, and gather material responsive to DMS requests including conducting
outreach and informal interviews to respond to document requests and interrogatories
Assist in preparation of declarations
Scan paper materials to save as an image file (e.g., .PDF)
Conduct responsiveness reviews of both ESI and paper materials
Conduct legal privilege reviews using Symantec Clearwell, Adobe Pro with Redax, or other document review platforms provided
Analyze documents and proficiently apply deletion codes to diverse types of privileged information
Review the work of peers for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness of review and processing
Support effective teams to foster teamwork and planning and decision making
Organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests. This includes keeping detailed case notes, utilizing discovery plans, using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and entering case information into appropriate databases
Prepare electronic and/or paper releases for release to customers
Provide a high degree of professionalism and customer service in all interactions with DMS customers
Prioritize and schedule projects to accomplish objectives
Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts
Maintain close collaboration of projects with discovery team members
Serve as consultant to government employees regarding privilege application and document production
Communicate with employees at all levels of the FBI to complete projects with a high degree of professionalism
Provide weekly statuses to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other DMS customers
Conduct searches of FBI systems and databases to retrieve responsive documents or files (i.e., Sentinel, Internal Policy Office Policy Library and Policy Archives)
*Quadrant, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Quadrant is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.
Washington, DC
MUST:
Active Top Secret required
Experienced Discovery Paralegal
5 years of paralegal experience
3 years of experience in discovery/ e-discovery
2 years of experience performing privilege and other substantive reviews on litigation support projects.
1 year of experience reviewing electronic and paper materials for privilege on litigation support projects involving paper documents and electronic files.
1 year of experience using an eDiscovery review platform (e.g., Clearwell, Relativity) to accurately identify and redact privileged information.
1 year of experience researching and drafting responses to interrogatories.
1 year of experience obtaining documents for document collection and production.
1 year of experience communicating and driving litigation projects forward with clients and/or attorneys.
Bachelors preferred
DUTIES:
Analyze and interpret requests from customers
Research, locate, and gather material responsive to DMS requests including conducting
outreach and informal interviews to respond to document requests and interrogatories
Assist in preparation of declarations
Scan paper materials to save as an image file (e.g., .PDF)
Conduct responsiveness reviews of both ESI and paper materials
Conduct legal privilege reviews using Symantec Clearwell, Adobe Pro with Redax, or other document review platforms provided
Analyze documents and proficiently apply deletion codes to diverse types of privileged information
Review the work of peers for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness of review and processing
Support effective teams to foster teamwork and planning and decision making
Organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests. This includes keeping detailed case notes, utilizing discovery plans, using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and entering case information into appropriate databases
Prepare electronic and/or paper releases for release to customers
Provide a high degree of professionalism and customer service in all interactions with DMS customers
Prioritize and schedule projects to accomplish objectives
Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts
Maintain close collaboration of projects with discovery team members
Serve as consultant to government employees regarding privilege application and document production
Communicate with employees at all levels of the FBI to complete projects with a high degree of professionalism
Provide weekly statuses to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other DMS customers
Conduct searches of FBI systems and databases to retrieve responsive documents or files (i.e., Sentinel, Internal Policy Office Policy Library and Policy Archives)
