Senior Paralegal - Knoxville

About the role

CACI is hiring a Senior Paralegal in Knoxville to provide direct legal support to the Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office. The ACE program recovers federal funds lost to fraud or misconduct and seeks civil relief for violations of federal law, including health, safety, civil rights and environmental laws. The position is full time, requires a DOJ MB clearance to start and has no travel.

Key responsibilities

• Locate information supporting ACE investigations and litigation through communications with law enforcement, government officials, witnesses and counsel.
• Collect, review and organize incoming material for legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, pleadings and subpoenas.
• Review, annotate and summarize transcripts, reports, files and other evidence.
• Assist attorneys in pre-litigation investigations, including witness interviews and complex research of claims data, and in financial analyses of individuals and organizations.
• Analyze and summarize health care billing and treatment records for attorney use.
• Work with large data sets in Microsoft Excel (SUM, IF, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Assist with document review and maintain case files in Relativity, Everlaw and similar ESI/eDiscovery platforms.
• Draft correspondence, pleadings, discovery requests, applications and affidavits from templates for AUSA review.
• Compile case summary binders, trial notebooks, witness/exhibit lists and jury instructions, and coordinate with the victim/witness specialist.
• Develop tables of contents and indices for briefs, and write preliminary drafts of administrative letters.
• Perform legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, CLEAR and Accurint, verifying citations and statutory references.
• Provide clerical and administrative support to AUSAs, manage calendars and filing deadlines, and perform docketing through the automated case tracking system.
• Maintain physical and digital files and prepare material for transfer to records depositories.
• Create charts, visual materials and enlarged exhibits for depositions and courtroom presentations.

Required profile

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school (at least one year of study); equivalent education or legal training may substitute.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal or project experience related to the task order.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Sound working knowledge of the federal and state court systems and legal research procedures.
• Minimum clearance required to start: DOJ MB.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel (SUM, IF, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables)
• Relativity, Everlaw and similar eDiscovery platforms
• Legal research tools: Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, CLEAR, Accurint

What we offer

• Pay under the Service Contract Act, meeting or exceeding the wage determination; minimum required hourly wage of $26.47.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off benefits.
• A culture of integrity, a flexible time off benefit and learning resources.