Legal Assistant - KMRG, LLC
Shreveport, LA 71101
About the Job
ROLE
We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana (USAO WDLA). Your scope of work focuses on providing comprehensive document review and staffing support services, including examining and organizing legal documents, performing data analysis, and supporting ongoing litigation and investigations.
This is a full-time opportunity in which we’ll provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and job stability and security.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
CLEARANCE
CLIENT
TRAVEL
WORK HOURS
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
RELOCATION
KMRG, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 100% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 100% of the time.
We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana (USAO WDLA). Your scope of work focuses on providing comprehensive document review and staffing support services, including examining and organizing legal documents, performing data analysis, and supporting ongoing litigation and investigations.
This is a full-time opportunity in which we’ll provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and job stability and security.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Examine voluminous amounts of documents relevant to pending litigation and ongoing investigations
- Assess the relevance or responsiveness of legal data with knowledge of the facts of the case and how they apply to law
- Review documents in multiple forms, including paper and electronic documents
- Include electronically stored information in databases, excel spreadsheets, emails, etc.
- Perform page-by-page review and analysis of documents and evidence
- Organize the information using manual files and keep an electronic database for final legal review
- Summarize, tab, highlight, chart, and collect documents or information gleaned from evidence
- Create discovery listings, privilege logs, and redaction logs
- Determine document privilege for client/attorney communication or work product
- Edit or redact the content of the information as necessary
- Conduct tedious document reviews
- Use specialized knowledge, including an understanding of the litigation process
- Operate various computer software platforms
- Demonstrate proficiency with document review tools and databases
- Must have at least one (1) year of general experience in legal field in clerical, office, or other related work
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Understanding of legal documentation processes (e.g., drafting and reviewing legal documents)
- Knowledge of various computer software platforms and proficiency with document review tools and databases
- Certificate or associate’s degree in office administration, paralegal studies, or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Shreveport, LA 71101
- Telework may be available
CLEARANCE
- U.S. citizenship required since this role supports the U.S. federal government
CLIENT
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
TRAVEL
- Travel may be required
WORK HOURS
- 40 hours per week
- 8 hours per day
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
- Employment Classification Eligibility — Nonexempt
RELOCATION
- Not eligible for relocation benefits
KMRG, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 100% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 100% of the time.
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