Job Details
The Discovery Paralegal includes but is not limited to the following:
- Analyze and interpret requests from customers
- Research, locate, and gather material responsive to DMS requests including conducting
- outreach and informal interviews to respond to document requests and interrogatories
- Assist in preparation of declarations
- Scan paper materials to save as an image file (e.g., .PDF)
- Conduct responsiveness reviews of both ESI and paper materials
- Conduct legal privilege reviews using Symantec Clearwell, Adobe Pro with Redax, or other document review platforms provided
- Analyze documents and proficiently apply deletion codes to diverse types of privileged information
- Review the work of peers for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness of review and processing
- Support effective teams to foster teamwork and planning and decision making
- Organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests. This includes keeping detailed case notes, utilizing discovery plans, using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and entering case information into appropriate databases
- Prepare electronic and/or paper releases for release to customers
- Provide a high degree of professionalism and customer service in all interactions with DMS customers
- Prioritize and schedule projects to accomplish objectives
- Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts
- Maintain close collaboration of projects with discovery team members
- Serve as consultant to government employees regarding privilege application and document production
- Provide weekly statuses to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other DMS customers
- Conduct searches of the systems and databases to retrieve responsive documents or files (i.e., Sentinel, Internal Policy Office Policy Library and Policy Archives)
Basic Qualifications - Active Top Secret Clearance
- Five years of paralegal experience
- Three years' experience discovery/ e-discovery
- Two years of experience performing privilege and other substantive reviews on litigation support projects.
- One year of experience reviewing electronic and paper materials for privilege on litigation support projects involving paper documents and electronic files.
- One year of experience using an eDiscovery review platform (e.g., Clearwell, Relativity) to accurately identify and redact privileged information.
- One year of experience researching and drafting responses to interrogatories.
- One year of experience obtaining documents for document collection and production.
- One year of experience communicating and driving litigation projects forward with clients and/or attorneys.
Preferred Qualifications - Seven years of paralegal experience
- Five years' experience discovery/ e-discovery
- Three years of experience performing privilege and other substantive reviews on litigation support projects. Comparable combination of education and experience may be acceptable.
- Three years of experience reviewing electronic and paper materials for privilege on litigation support projects involving paper documents and electronic files.
- Three years of experience using an eDiscovery review platform (e.g., Clearwell, Relativity) to accurately identify and redact privileged information.
- Three years of experience researching and drafting responses to interrogatories.
- Three years of experience obtaining documents for document collection and production.
- Three years of experience communicating and driving litigation projects forward with clients and/or attorneys.
- Preferred PLS certificate/ AA
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and coordination.
- Demonstrated excellent computer skills in MS Office Suite Products, document review and file management systems, and imaging.
- Shall have excellent Microsoft Office skills (specifically, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Evolver Federal is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all job seekers. It is the policy of Evolver not to discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic factors, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.