Senior Paralegal - Leidos

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Leidos is a Fortune 500™ company aimed at embracing and solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through science and technology, Leidos makes the world safer, healthier and more efficient.

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

Leidos is searching for a highly motivated Senior Paralegal to work on-sight in support of a Federal Agency in Washington, DC. The selected candidate will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Senior Paralegal will provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support reporting to the customer and will be detailed to assist other offices as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Successful completion of Paralegal degree or certificate

• Bachelors degree with 4+ years of prior relevant experience or additional years of experience in lieu of degree.

• Minimum of five or more years of litigation paralegal experience with trial experience.

• Active Top Secret Clearance with Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).

• Knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools, such as LEXIS NEXIS and Westlaw.

• Experience performing legal research and writing.

• Experience preparing legal memoranda and correspondence.

• Experience assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation, including aiding with discovery requests and responses; reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; drafting motions and briefs; organizing exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs and appendices; and assisting at trial.

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.

• Ability to work as part of a team and manage complex relationships with all stake-holders.

• Experience consistently delivering highest quality work under pressure.

• Hands-on experience or training with ESI tools and general knowledge of e-discovery procedures and resources.

• Hands on experience or training using relational databases to track the steps occurring in litigation and to document case milestones.

• Ability to summarize legal issues and facts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Law degree desired

• Prior experience working in a Federal Government environment

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.