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Public Trust
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Business - Legal
Washington, DC (Off-Site/Hybrid)
Position Title: Law Clerk/ Senior Paralegal
Location: Washington DC
Target Compensation: 75K-90K but Negotiable
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract length: 5 years (As of June 2022)
Job Description
Overview of Role:
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
in Washington, DC has three openings for a Law Clerk I to work in a downtown
Washington, DC DOJ office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience
helping the U.S. Department of Justice achieve their mission.
This position will work under the direction of a Project Supervisor or Project Manager.
The full-time, on-site Law Clerk will be expected to perform the following duties:
• Proof and cite-check appellate briefs utilizing “The Bluebook: A Uniform System of
Citation”
• Generate tables of contents and authorities for appellate briefs
• Update internal settlement memo database on an ongoing basis
• Compile documentation necessary for approval of payment of court judgments by an
assistant director; transmit approved documents to client agency (HHS) on a weekly basis
• Utilize JEFS to transmit case documents (exhibits, medical records) to client agency on a
daily basis
• Update internal electronic case folders with exhibits and medical records as needed
• Notify client agency of case assignments on a weekly basis
• Assist attorneys with drafting pleadings and internal memoranda as needed
• Attend monthly staff meetings with the staff of the Office of Vaccine Litigation
• Meet weekly with the deputy director to go over assignments
• Assist with case processing by reviewing medical documents and drafting summary of
contents
,Basic Qualifications:
-Education
Requires law degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having
completed at least
one year of study or, an equivalent level of legal training or experience or an equivalent
level of education may be substituted.
1. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal
research procedures, and legal research resources.
2. Requires 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, and imaging.
3. Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery
procedures and resources.
*Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
*Experience conducting legal medical records review and ability to summarize medical
records.
*Familiarity with medical terms.
*Extensive Cite Checking / Blue Booking Experience
*Ability to consistently deliver highest quality of work under extreme pressure will be very
important.
*Highly detail oriented individual.
*Active security clearance, preferred.
*Experience working in litigation databases such as Relativity is a plus
Location: Washington DC
Target Compensation: 75K-90K but Negotiable
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract length: 5 years (As of June 2022)
Job Description
Overview of Role:
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
in Washington, DC has three openings for a Law Clerk I to work in a downtown
Washington, DC DOJ office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience
helping the U.S. Department of Justice achieve their mission.
This position will work under the direction of a Project Supervisor or Project Manager.
The full-time, on-site Law Clerk will be expected to perform the following duties:
• Proof and cite-check appellate briefs utilizing “The Bluebook: A Uniform System of
Citation”
• Generate tables of contents and authorities for appellate briefs
• Update internal settlement memo database on an ongoing basis
• Compile documentation necessary for approval of payment of court judgments by an
assistant director; transmit approved documents to client agency (HHS) on a weekly basis
• Utilize JEFS to transmit case documents (exhibits, medical records) to client agency on a
daily basis
• Update internal electronic case folders with exhibits and medical records as needed
• Notify client agency of case assignments on a weekly basis
• Assist attorneys with drafting pleadings and internal memoranda as needed
• Attend monthly staff meetings with the staff of the Office of Vaccine Litigation
• Meet weekly with the deputy director to go over assignments
• Assist with case processing by reviewing medical documents and drafting summary of
contents
,Basic Qualifications:
-Education
Requires law degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having
completed at least
one year of study or, an equivalent level of legal training or experience or an equivalent
level of education may be substituted.
1. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal
research procedures, and legal research resources.
2. Requires 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, and imaging.
3. Role also requires hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery
procedures and resources.
*Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
*Experience conducting legal medical records review and ability to summarize medical
records.
*Familiarity with medical terms.
*Extensive Cite Checking / Blue Booking Experience
*Ability to consistently deliver highest quality of work under extreme pressure will be very
important.
*Highly detail oriented individual.
*Active security clearance, preferred.
*Experience working in litigation databases such as Relativity is a plus
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