Senior Paralegal

Paralegal III Senior Division Of Enforcement

C2 ALASKA, LLC

Atlanta, GA

The Paralegal III Senior Division of Enforcement shall provide legal research and litigation support to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Enforcement. The SEC's Division of Enforcement uses a variety of data that includes current, historical, and future information on sensitive public company data, mutual fund data, and trade/quote data.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Compares and reconciles financial statements and related information of public companies.
• Conducts comparative analysis and other trend analysis.
• Reviews routing documents and verifies the accuracy of data.
• Maintains case files; performs simple or compiles legal research; indexes, tracks, and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery).
• Indexes, tracks, and controls exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.
• May synopsize 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.
• Prepares exhibit cross-references.
• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.
• Record keeping and scheduling of the rulemaking process using the SharePoint system.
• Compiling documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.
• Prepares spreadsheets, charts, and other summaries of financial and other data under the direction of attorneys and accountants.
• Travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college, university, or educational institution recognized by the US Department of Education.
• Paralegal Certificate
• Minimum six (6) years Paralegal experience with a specialty in Litigation (Trial)
• Experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Ability to provide a favorable credit history.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as legal software such as Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw.
• Experience interviewing witnesses and supporting attorneys during trial, including courtroom locations.
• Experience drafting and reviewing various legal documents such as motions, briefs, subpoenas, legal memoranda, and correspondence for attorneys.
• Ability to prepare and organize exhibits for use during depositions and trials.
• Experience conducting various types of research related to laws, legal articles, and other information relevant to a case using Lexis Nexis or Westlaw.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in preparing work product.
• Keen sense of accountability and taking ownership of projects.
• Ability to work concurrently on a variety of projects, flexibility in shifting focus.
• Ability to work effectively in an extremely pressured and deadline-driven environment.
• Possess a professional demeanor and can collaborate well with all team members and staff.

Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Sufficient fine motor skills for use of computers with an ability to withstand repetitive keyboarding for extended periods of time
• Visual, auditory, and communication abilities sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job
• Ability to kneel, bend and twist at the waist on an occasional basis
• Ability to push, pull, carry and lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds on a regular basis and more on an occasional basis
• Ability to travel by plane and safely operate a motor vehicle