Senior Paralegal

The Excalibur Group is currently seeking Senior Paralegals in Detroit, MI to support a federal contact.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops work product with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines.

Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents; summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery); indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.

Prepares exhibit cross-references.

Assists attorneys in courtroom.

Reviews documents for relevance and privilege in accordance with established guidelines and criteria

Performs moderately complex legal research; synopsizes transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use; reviews case related materials and, for example, identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation; writes preliminary drafts of simple legal memoranda and correspondence.

REQUIREMENTS

Requires paralegal certificate.

At least two years of litigation paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful.

At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.

Sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.

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

Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems. Role also requires hands-on familiarity with Client tools and knowledge of e-discovery procedures and resources.

Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

PAY RATE:

$25.86/ Hr. + H&W

HOURS OF OPERATION

Mon. – Fri. 8:30am – 5pm

Except Federal Holidays

To view other available positions, please visit www.theexcaliburgroup.com

Excalibur Legal Staffing 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.