Job Details
Bredhoff & Kaiser has a national, renowned legal practice in a broad range of matters affecting the rights and interests of employees, employee-benefit plans, labor organizations, and progressive not-for-profit organizations. Founded 70 years ago in Washington, DC, we are 27 lawyers and a dozen staff members with a shared commitment to empowering workers and the institutions that advocate for them.
We are looking for an entry-level paralegal to join our team and handle the following responsibilities after training:
- Manage cases, calendars, and deadlines.
- Cite-check, Bluebook, proofread, format, and prepare documents for electronic and paper filing.
- Help coordinate collection, processing, production, review, and management of ESI and organize and manage documents.
- Prepare for depositions, gathering potential evidence, coordinating logistics, and preparing witness files, exhibits, notices, subpoenas, notebooks, summaries, and notes of proceedings.
- Perform a breadth of substantive factual research and analytical work.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Candidates must possess an undergraduate degree with an excellent academic record.
- Excellent writing skills and demonstrated abilities in factual research and document organization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and online research is required, as is database familiarity.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and problem-solving capability.
- Ability to multi-task and set priorities appropriately.
- Ability to exercise initiative to identify attorney and client needs and commitment to assist with whatever is needed.
- Proven capabilities to work well in teams, and to develop and maintain quality relationships with staff, lawyers, clients, and vendors.
B&K is an equal-opportunity employer. Candidates should include a resume and detailed cover letter. Candidates selected for an interview will be asked to provide transcripts, a writing sample, and/or professional references.