Paralegal

Hours: Monday Friday 8:30am 5:00pm

Must be able to obtain a clearance.

US Citizenship is required

Qualifications:

• Requires paralegal certificate JD or currently attending an ABAaccredited law school having completed at least one year of study.
  
• One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
  
• Additionally at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; trial experience very helpful.
  
• Automated litigation support experience valued.
  
• Must have basic legal knowledge including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
  
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills thorough knowledge and 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 basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
  
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
  
  

Job Duties:

• Collects court ordered restitutions and fines of criminal and civil defendants.
  
• Drafts legal documents and files legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF)
  
• Prepares garnishments liens and other legal process documents for collection.
  
• Sends demand letters files liens run credit reports prepares and submits subpoenas.
  
• Manages and tracks collection activity in an internal database.
  
• Communicates with and coordinates collection activity with AUSAs in the Monetary Penalties Unit (MPU).
  
• Completes fact research in public information databases and other research databases to gather information and identify assets
  

Period:

Base Period September 1 2024 through May 31 2025

Option Year 1 June 1 2025 through May 31 2026

Option Year 2 June 1 2026 through May 31 2027