Senior Discovery Paralegal Specialist

Senior Discovery Paralegal Specialist

Requirements

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET federal security clearance
• FIVE (5) or more years of Paralegal experience
• THREE (3) or more years of Discovery/ eDiscovery experience
• TWO (2) or more years of leading litigation projects

Responsibilities

• The Discovery Paralegal coordinates directly with lead eDiscovery Counsel on current and future eDiscovery matters, reviewing Discovery workflows and policy across the agency.
• Conduct legal privilege reviews and responsiveness reviews using Adobe Pro, or other eDiscovery review platforms such as Relativity, EverLaw, and eDiscovery Platform (Clearwell)
• Work alongside the attorneys and IT support teams to ensure data is discoverable as new technologies are presented to the enterprise.
• Provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable support across the Office of the General Counsel, Operational and Administrative Divisions, DOJ, and other government agencies.
• The Discovery Paralegal performs research to locate and gather material responsive to requests, including conducting outreach and informal interviews to respond to document requests and interrogatories.
• Provide weekly statuses and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other stakeholders.
• Analyze documents and media files, and proficiently apply redactions to diverse types of privileged information.
• Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paralegal Studies Certificate.
• Paralegal Associates of Arts Degree.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• One or more years of progressively more responsible experience performing privilege and other substantive reviews on litigation support projects.
• Two years of progressively more responsible experience reviewing electronic and paper materials for privilege on litigation support projects involving paper documents and electronic files.
• Excellent computer skills in MS Office Suite Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook);
• Demonstrated working knowledge of eDiscovery review platforms (e.g., Relativity, EverLaw, eDiscovery Platform (Clearwell)) to identify documents for responsive and privileged reviews, including redaction of sensitive information.
• Demonstrated working knowledge researching (e.g., Westlaw, Pacer) and drafting responses to interrogatories.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate records of assigned requests, including detailed case notes, discovery plans, maintaining case information into appropriate case management systems/ databases.