Senior Litigation Paralegal

About the role

Work with client attorneys and team members to support the DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division, primarily on Fifth Amendment takings cases, especially Rails to Trails cases.

Responsibilities

• Client facing position supporting the DOJ Environment and Natural Resources division, primarily focused on the Rails to Trails takings liability and valuation trials.
• Tasks include but are not limited to:
• Factual and legal research and analysis, including title and deed analysis, case law, statutes, and tax data; mapping or review of the same, identifying parcels on historical maps and assisting GIS contractors
• Travel to NARA in College Park, MD, and potentially other sites to collect and analyz e factual information from public re sources
• Obtain historical documents, maps, etc . from public sources
• Assist ing with brief drafting , cite checking , and generating tables
• General research
• Preparing drafts
• Position requires maintaining files in order to provide written and/or verbal testimony regarding the research performed and conclusions reached in the performance of the above tasks.
• Travel may be required within the United States.

Requirements

• Required:
• Must have a paralegal certificate. An equivalent level of legal training may be substituted with the approval of the COR.
• Hands on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of e-discovery procedures and resources.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience required, including cite checking.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Experience in with Excel , Word, and similar Microsoft software packages
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, frequent legal research, and a thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation s (bluebook) to cite check legal motions and memorandum.
• Requires excellent written and oral verbal communication skills, thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Ability to consistently deliver high quality work under extreme pressure deadline will be very important.
• Excellent organization skills. All project related documents and notes must be maintained in organized systems, ready for use and/or production to opposing counsel.
• DOJ MBI must be obtainable and U.S. citizenship is required
• Desired:
• Experience as a Title Examiner or a background in real estate records (property law) .
• In-court trial support experience.
• Experience with automated litigation support tools such as Relativity, Trial Director, OnCue, etc.
• Experience working with expert witnesses.
• Familiarity with GIS tools valued, e.g., ESRI mapping software
• Ability to travel, generally no more than 10% of the time.
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• What You Can Expect:
• A culture of integrity.
• At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.
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Additional Information

Job Title: Senior Litigation Paralegal Job Category: Legal Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: DOJ MBI Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: Continental US * * *

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