Paralegal

Role overview

This full-time entry-level paralegal position sits within the Legal department and supports a team of United States Attorneys. You will work under the guidance of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor and contribute to both litigation and administrative operations. The organization focuses on solving government challenges through modern technology, collaboration, and a work environment that supports professional development.

What you will do

• Handle collection-related work involving court-ordered restitution and fines for criminal and civil matters.
• Prepare, draft, and submit legal paperwork through the Electronic Court Filing system.
• Create garnishments, liens, and related collection documents.
• Issue demand letters, file liens, obtain credit reports, and prepare subpoenas for submission.
• Track collection activity and maintain records in an internal database.
• Coordinate collection matters with Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Monetary Penalties Unit.
• Research facts using public and specialized databases to identify assets and gather supporting information.
• Draft motions, memoranda, subpoenas, correspondence, discovery materials, and other standardized legal forms using templates.
• Ensure recurring legal documents follow the required styling and formatting rules.
• Support the document center by copying, assembling binders, tabbing, numbering, binding, labeling, re-filing, shelving, packing, stamping, retrieving materials, logging messages, answering phones, and faxing information.
• Assist with trial preparation by building trial notebooks, preparing jury instructions, and drafting witness and exhibit lists.
• Open, close, organize, and archive case files and records.
• Maintain calendars for active cases and attorneys, including meetings, interviews, conferences, reminders, and court dates.
• Help prepare discovery materials for defense counsel.
• Organize case information using databases, spreadsheets, and word processing tools.
• Sort incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail and shipment packages.
• File pleadings electronically through the court filing system.
• Prepare a range of written materials with office software and templates.
• Manage travel arrangements, authorizations, vouchers, and local mileage claims in line with Federal Travel Regulations and Department of Justice policy.

Required qualifications

• A paralegal certificate, a JD, or current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one completed year of study is required.
• One year of legal training or legal experience, or at least two years of college coursework, may replace the paralegal certificate requirement.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or related project experience is needed; trial experience is considered especially useful.
• Experience with automated litigation support is preferred.
• You must understand basic legal principles, including standard legal citation for cite-checking motions and memoranda.
• Hands-on familiarity with legal research platforms such as LEXIS and Westlaw is required for basic research tasks.
• Strong writing and speaking skills are necessary.
• You should be comfortable using common office software and systems, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging tools, and hardware systems.
• Basic knowledge of ESI tools and eDiscovery processes is also needed.
• You must be able to produce high-quality work consistently in a high-pressure environment.

Benefits and employer information

The employer emphasizes a collaborative, growth-oriented workplace and offers a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, a 401(k), flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and commuting, plus paid time off and observance of state and federal holidays.

Equal opportunity statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Additional information

The organization highlights its mission of improving government operations through optimized human, technical, and financial resources. It also notes that it has spent the past seven years expanding its government contracting work and building relationships based on honesty, professionalism, and quality. The hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with application review, resume analysis, response assessment, and inconsistency checks, but final hiring decisions are made by people.