Senior Paralegal

Job Requirements:
• Provide witness management assistance prior to, during, and after trial. Typical assignments include
working directly with fact witnesses, providing assistance and support to ensure appearance for court,
pre-trial conferences, and grand jury.
• Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information
pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances and expense reimbursement. Obtain
pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements.
• Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearance date/time, and
determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. Use judgment to determine when
Assistant U.S. Attorney should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses.
• Confer with AUSA concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstances regarding witnesses
(special authorizations, international witnesses, military/federal employee witnesses, or hostile
witnesses).
• Complete and submit proper documentation for special authorizations and obtain prior approval before
proceeding with travel arrangements.
• Prior to fact witness' appearance, ensure all travel documents and appearance date and time have been
provided to witness.
• Make necessary arrangements for fact witness travel and lodging according to Department of Justice
and USAO policies and procedures.
• Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, i.e. witness vouchers and other
required documentation for fact witnesses. Furnish requested information concerning pending and
completed fact witness vouchers. Gather required documentation and reconcile Government Travel
Accounts.
• Obtain information, confer, and coordinate with the Court, Probation, Pretrial, U.S. Marshals Service,
investigative agencies, and other counterparts, when necessary.
• Complete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance with the rules governing their style
and format. Compose letters from templates that do not require legal interpretations but require a good
working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and
regulations.
• Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness management, including, but not limited to:
establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents and databases; assemble documents
and other information for fact witness file material and retention in accordance with established
procedures and Department of Justice regulations; if requested, establish and maintain calendar and/or
database of active and pending fact witness appearances; track hearings, trial dates, grand jury and
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scheduling conferences; perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management related
duties as required/assigned.
Basic Qualifications
• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed
at least one year of study.
• One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted
for the paralegal certificate. Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project
experience (as related to the task order) is 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.


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.