Senior Paralegal (USAO)

About the role

CACI is hiring a Senior Paralegal to support the US Attorney's Office (USAO) mission in Detroit. The position is full time, requires up to 10% local travel and a DOJ MBI clearance to start. It is a critical, highly involved role focused on litigation support as cases move toward trial, with room to add complex responsibilities.

Key responsibilities

• Work under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor, with work reviewed before submission.
• Compile, prepare and summarize materials for attorneys' discovery, motions, briefs and other documents, and summarize depositions and transcripts.
• Maintain case files, perform moderately complex legal research and synthesize hearing and oral argument transcripts.
• Review materials for conflicting statements or areas needing further investigation, write preliminary drafts of memoranda and correspondence, and index and track discovery documents and exhibits.
• Prepare exhibit cross-references, assist attorneys in the courtroom, and review documents for relevance and privilege.
• Compile documents for FOIA requests, production requests and Congressional inquiries.

Required profile

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school (at least one year of study), or equivalent legal training or experience.
• At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience, including 1 year in automated litigation support.
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state courts, legal research procedures and resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure, and a professional, customer-service attitude.
• US citizenship required; DOJ MBI must be obtainable.

Required skills

• Thorough knowledge of LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Relativity, Excel (advanced), JEFS/Box.com, Word, Zoom, Teams, PowerPoint and social media tools.
• Evidence preservation (ESI) tools and eDiscovery procedures.

What we offer

• Tuition reimbursement for Relativity, ACEDS and Paralegal certificates.
• Flexible time off and learning resources.
• Pay of $31.00 per hour, meeting or exceeding the minimum required by the Service Contract Act wage determination.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off benefits.