Senior Paralegal

Albany, NY
Contracted
Mid Level
The Excalibur Group is currently seeking a Senior Paralegal in Albany, NY to support a Federal contract.

**Must be a U.S. Citizen, possess good-excellent credit, able to obtain a DOJ MBI Clearance and will be subject to a background/credit screen prior to employment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor.
  • Directly and independently support one or more AUSAs by providing a wide variety of technical paralegal services, particularly in Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) investigations and trials.
  • Gathers factual material independently; reads, annotates, and summarizes transcripts, files and other factual aspects of the case; obtains financial and statistical information, agency records, court records and other public records; analyzes documents, and drafts factual memoranda.
  • Reviews and analyzes the financial and management operations of a variety of organizations.
  • Gathers and examines a wide array of financial documents obtained from a variety of sources, including financial statements, billing records, invoices, data processing material, bank records, and other documents.
  • Performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.
  • Assists attorneys in courtroom; prepares exhibit cross-references.
  • Screens documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.
  • Research discrimination complaints.
  • Interviews community stakeholders, victims, and residents.
  • Assists trial attorneys with vetting expert consultants, scheduling court reporters, cite checking, preparing trial exhibits, preparing briefing and witness materials.
  • Assists with document coding and reviewing production of records and case related discovery.
  • Assists trial attorneys in civil court proceedings.

REQUIREMENTS
 
  • Requires paralegal certificate, degree in paralegal studies, or JD.
  • At least two years of litigation paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful. Automated litigation support experience very helpful.
  • Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation system sufficient to perform basic legal research.
  • Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and WestLaw.
  • Should have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, imaging and telecommunications.
  • Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

PAY RATE:
  • $25.39/hour
HOURS OF OPERATION
Onsite
Mon. – Fri. 8:30am – 5pm with ½ hour lunch
Except Federal Holidays

HOW TO APPLY
If interested in this opportunity, please apply on our website by visiting www.theexcaliburgroup.com

**The Excalibur Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.*
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