The United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, is seeking highly motivated individuals to fill entry-level, trainee Paralegal Specialist positions in our Washington, DC Office. Paralegals within the Division perform legal duties in support of attorneys engaged in antitrust cases and matters.
Responsibilities include:
- Performs factual research using evidentiary files, library reference materials, corporate records, private and governmental studies, computer databases, internet resources, and other pertinent sources to supply needed factual information for inclusion in memoranda, briefs, and similar documents.
- Assists Attorneys in preparing for and conducting interviews with investigative sources and prospective witnesses; assists attorneys in preparation for depositions, including working with court reporting agencies, preparing exhibits, and attending on-site depositions.
- Takes accurate notes during witness interviews and promptly prepares reliable, concise memoranda from those notes.
- Performs screening and substantive analysis of significant electronic productions and hard copy materials prior to review by attorneys; codes electronic documents and categorizes hard copy documents in accordance with case priorities.
- Assists technical support staff with the preparation and organization of electronic document review databases; works with technical support staff to resolve issues with incoming productions.
- Organizes and maintains tracking logs for all incoming and outgoing case-related material.
- Prepares and organizes charts, graphs, and other materials to be used for internal memoranda and presentations as well as exhibits in court.
- Prepares tables of content, indexes, and tables of authorities for legal briefs, memoranda, and other such documents; reviews and researches citations, footnotes, textual references, and other entries for accuracy.
- Prepares routine correspondence.
- Travels to any on-site trials or discovery locations and while there provides similar paralegal support as described above.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
For more information and to apply, visit the Paralegal Specialist USAJobs posting. All applications are due Friday July 2, 2021. Questions about the position can be directed to Anna Bieganowska (anbieganowska@gmail.com).
