Paralegal - Litigation Support

Job Title: Paralegal - Litigation Support

Location: US-DC-DC (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Pay Rate: $30.00/hour

Conversion Salary: $66,000

Responsibilities:

Agensys has an immediate need for several qualified Paralegals to support the USAID Office of the General Counsel (OGC).The paralegal performs a variety of legal administrative tasks to support the attorneys in OGC and/or attorneys in other Agencies handling litigation on behalf of USAID. The Litigation Support Paralegal must have extensive experience supporting cases in Federal Courts and/or Administrative forums within the Federal Government.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides advanced level support and assistance to attorneys handling administrative and federal litigation on behalf of USAID throughout the life of a case;
• Engages, assists and supports USAID personnel in other offices to effectively and efficiently respond to discovery in cases in Federal Courts and Administrative bodies, e.g. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; Merit Systems Protection Board, and others;
• Reviews case materials to become familiar with questions under consideration and discovery requests received;
• Prepares summary interview reports for the attorney's review;
• Reviews legal documents to extract selected data and information relating to a specific case;
• Searches and extracts legal references online and in other computerized legal research resources and data banks;
• Searches for and summarizes relevant articles and law reviews, internal/external studies, financial reports, and similar materials for attorneys' use in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents;
• Drafts and edits non-legal memoranda, research reports, and correspondence relating to case;
• Verifies citations and legal references on prepared legal documents; and
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work on-site 3 days per week

Qualifications:

Required:

Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Law or related field and six (6) years of relevant experience, or a Paralegal certificate from an accredited institution and six (6) years of relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience in the management of time-sensitive discovery in complex cases in Federal Court and/or Administrative forums within the Federal Government,
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing and shifting priorities and prioritize work effectively to meet deadlines;
• Advanced level of proficiency in the use of Google Applications and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point);
• Demonstrated experience with e-discovery;
• Ability to efficiently multitask and prioritize workload accordingly;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and interact with people at all management and support levels;
• Collaborate with team members to achieve shared goals;
• Ability to conduct research and analyze information to support decision-making;
• Communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal formats; and
• Eligible for a public trust clearance.

Contract requires candidates with no USAID experience