C & C International Recruitment Accepting Resumes For:
Senior Paralegal to assist in the work of the
Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice Washington D.C. 20002
This position is a hybrid position with selected candidate reporting inoffice/ onsite minimum two 2 days a week. Travel may be required with prior notice and authorization up to 15 of work operations.
Please review the Resume Requirements Qualifications and Responsibilities/ Duties for the position prior to providing resume with references. (Please email to request a resume template. Include position division and location in subject line.
(Candidates reviewed in order of preference meeting Preferred Qualifications and Responsibilities/ Duties listed as experience in prior positions on resume.
Pay Rate Information
This is a temporary to permanent hire Service Contract Act position with an hourly pay rate of $35.05 that includes a Health and Welfare Benefit of $4.57 an hour.
Service Contract Act or SCA position pay rates are determined by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. More information is available athttps://sam/content/wagedeterminations
Upon completion of six 6 months of employment the selected candidate can expect an annual salary as a permanent fulltime employee with the federal contractor.
Period of Performance:
(Tentative) This position is a hybrid position with selected candidate reporting inoffice/ onsite minimum two 2 days a week.
Travel may be required with prior notice and authorization up to 15 of work operations.
Remote/ telework hours of operations previously availability from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern MondayFriday
Current contract period: Date of Hire through May 31 2024 with the potential for annual extensions through May 31 2027 preference for placement/transfer as federal contract employeeafter six 6 months employment with C&C International
Normal Work Hours of Operation: MondayFriday 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 40 hours per week two 2 15minute breaks and 30minute lunch except for federal holidays unless otherwise stated
Resume Requirements:
Full contact information is requested on the resume for security clearance procedures. Resumes without complete requested information may not be considered or reviewed.
A oneparagraph overview highlightingqualifications for the position software experienceand education
Please clearly include software applications experience and certifications Clearly state experience in eDiscovery software applications such as Relativity iPro Case Map Trial Director Concordance et cetera
Resume for each person in MS Word format over all 1 margins 10pitch font maximum two 2 pages to include professional references
Please provide three 3 professional references in the following format:
Name of Reference: Job Title: Organization: Phone: Email: Relationship to candidate during tenure:
Please include the following contact information: full name home address home phone number mobile phone number and personal email address
For each position and school attended please list the following:
City and State Dates of Employment (month and year MM/YYYY) Date of Graduation (month and year MM/YYYY)
Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 5 Administrative Personnel Chapter 1 Office of Personnel Management Subpart B Civil Service Regulations Part 731 Suitability
Senior Paralegal Qualifications:
Requires Paralegal Certificate or Juris Doctorate
Minimum two 2 years of Litigation Paralegal experience required; trial experience extremely helpful
AND
One 1 year of experience in Automated Litigation Support eDiscovery Litigation Support and Technology
Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court system legal research procedures and legal research resources.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as Lexis Nexis and Westlaw
Handson 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 handson familiarity with Electronically Stored Information ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources i.e. Electronic Discovery Reference Model EDRM
Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust favorable suitability determination
Preferred Qualifications:
Trial Experience
eDiscovery Litigation Support
Senior Paralegal Responsibilities/Duties:
Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal
Work products are reviewed prior to submission; however a Senior Paralegal often develops these products with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines
Performs moderately complex legal research; synopsizes transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use
Reviews case related materials and identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation
Writes preliminary drafts of simple legal memoranda and correspondence.
Conducts database reviews in Relativity (including coding/ redacting/ saved searches / mass tagging);
generate privilege logs; generates productions; communicates with opposing counsel
burns productions to disc or uploads to encrypted box account
generates witness binders; support onsite trial; interviewing aggrieved persons
and reviewing documents for FOIA in Relativity.
Provide legal and technical services to support the Department of Justice to include but not limited to:
forensically capturing reviewing evidence from emails and instant messages to electronic devices and social media systems
time and task management critical thinking and problem solving
the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner as well as solve complex problems using available tools
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