Senior Paralegal

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Job description

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Senior Paralegal

PAE has an opening for a Senior Paralegal in Plano, TX.

Provides a variety of direct legal support assistance services to serviced AUSA staff. Typical assignments include:

• Examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically voluminous and complex in format.

• Reviews incoming material and independently determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas.

• Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submits completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or, in limited cases, directly to the court.

• In preparation of documents, considers the nature and the status of the case involved.

• Completes variable aspects of preparing recurring legal documents that conform to the rules governing their style and format.

• Provides assistance to attorneys in case preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists.

• Using original and online legal resources, verifies citations and statutory references contained in legal documents. Ensures citations are complete and consistent with source material.

• Develops tables of contents and indices to briefs in accordance with established format. Lists cited cases, opinions and miscellaneous references in briefs.

• Composes original letters that require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology, e.g., transmittal of pleadings, requests for extensions of time in certain cases, advising of actions taken or developments in cases referred by other federal departments and agencies, and notices to attorneys representing defendants.

• Scans/inputs and links case-related materials into an electronic database and manages that database.

• Manages discovery and trial preparation.

• Files legal documents, including in the federal ECF system and in state court filing systems. Is familiar with state and federal rules regarding filing documents.

• Reviews documentation related to civil investigations, including assisting in compiling and managing document databases.

• Assembles the physical files for cases by filing materials in chronological order, preparing and printing conflict of interest sheets for assigned attorney, and numbering the initial discovery. Upon receipt, sends additional discovery to outside parties as directed by the assigned attorney.

• Prepares files for closing by putting the documents in chronological order, ensuring that the judgment and charging document are in the file, and preparing a closing sheet for the assigned attorney's signature.

• Performs docketing duties such as opening, updating and closing cases through use of the automated case tracking system. As necessary, searches database for required information.

• Answers telephone and refers callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate.

• Furnishes requested information concerning pending and closed matters and cases, functions and general procedures of the office. Determines which matters should be referred to the AUSA and the urgency of the matter.

• Produces a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a wide range of office software applications. For example, assignments may include integrating output from different software types, e.g., tables produced by database applications and charts and graphs produced by electronic spreadsheet applications, into word processing or desk top publishing text including complicated tables, graphs and charts, which may be incorporated into legal documents or courtroom presentations ensuring all documents contain the proper format, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.

• Provides automated litigation assistance to attorneys in trial preparation and courtroom presentations.

• Utilizes various software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters. Prepares documents, charts, and visual materials used in trials.

• Provides technical support e.g., enlarging charts and photographs, duplicating tapes and videos, and marking exhibits.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government security

• Requires a paralegal certificate, or equivalent, and Five (5) years of legal experience

• An undergraduate degree is preferred, but not required

• Must be able to conduct legal research and understand basic legal citation styling rules

• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills

• Prior Trial Prep experience helpful

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required.

• Must be comfortable with some administrative related tasks such as responding to telephone inquiries and managing case files.

• Travel and overtime may occasional be required.

PAE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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