Paralegal III

Milwaukee, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified Small Disadvantaged Business with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal State Local and commercial customers. At WITS we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.

Job Description:

Security Clearance:

NACI Clearance

Education/Certifications Mandatory:

A four-year undergraduate degree is preferred

Work Experience Mandatory:

The Contractor employee selected shall have at least 5 years of comparable paralegal experience in order to participate in substantive development of cases.
Experience with interpreting voluminous case materials to offer correction to case files (i.e. inconsistent material leads not investigated).
Analyzes relevant statistics in case files against case law and litigation worthiness standards.
Researches available precedence relevant to cases under consideration in order to present case summary to assigned attorneys
Experience in reviewing sorting classifying data to discover patterns of possible discriminatory activity.
Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills
Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license for any potential work-related travel
Must be a U.S. citizen
Must pass background investigation or obtain pre-employment waiver approval prior to start.

Work Experience Nice To Have:

USAO Experience

Roles And Responsibilities:

Provides a variety of direct paralegal services to assist AUSAs.
Seeks information from known sources and locates new sources of information in aid of ACE investigations and trials through contacts or correspondence with other departments and/or agencies of federal state and local government witnesses and counsel for targets/defendants. Uses legal authorities and current case law to independently gather factual material; reads annotates and summarizes transcripts files and other factual aspects of the case; obtains financial and statistical information agency records court records and/or other public records including public information databases; analyzes documents assists with agency interviews or potential witnesses and drafts factually precise legal memoranda.
Reviews organizes and analyzes the financial and management operations of a variety of organizations.
Gathers sorts and examines a wide array of financial documents obtained from a variety of sources including financial statements billing records invoices data processing material bank records and other documents.
Accurately interpreting data and statistical evaluations to prepare and present oral and written report to AUSA and/or judges.
Reviews and analyzes various health care records including medical records billing records Medicaid or Medicare data and other ACE- related records.
Proficiently performs timely accurate case file review and analysis against legal standards. Notes case file deficiencies (missing documents inconsistent material) and requests further investigation to correct deficiencies within approved authority.
Performs assigned case development tasks which are typically covered by established legal research utilizing common available research tools and legal reference materials as necessary
Responsible for organizing inventorying and processing large quantities of records data and discovery documents and preparing abundant exhibits for settlement discussions discovery requests and for trial.
Organizes and analyzes discovery responses.
Provides automated litigation assistance to attorneys in complex ACE related trial preparation and courtroom presentations.
Utilizes various software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters. Prepares documents statistical charts and visual materials for use in trials.
Provides technical support (e.g. enlarging charts and photographs duplicating DVDs and videos and marking exhibits).
Strong knowledge of Westlaw Lexis Electronic Case Filing system (CaseView or like) document scanning software I-Pro Eclipse or Relativity (or similar system) and Case Map Time Map (or similar database).
Has a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (Word Excel PowerPoint) and Trial Director (or like software) used for displaying documents at trial.
Government work is expected to be performed with 95% accuracy and performance of duties are to be completed according to set deadlines provided by AUSA or court.