General Dynamics Information Technology · 5 days ago
Paralegal Support - TS/SCI w/ Poly
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $115K/yr
6+ years expGeneral Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. The Paralegal Support role involves conducting legal research, drafting legal correspondence, providing litigation support, and maintaining legal documentation to assist attorneys in various administrative and legal tasks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Independently conduct moderately complex research and analysis using all available resources on subjects affecting ODNI’s duties and responsibilities under the National Security Act, Presidential directives, Executive Orders, and other related laws and policies; analyze statutes, regulations and other information to determine relevance, accuracy, completeness, inconsistencies, or importance
Respond to routine and moderately complex legal inquiries by drafting legal correspondence and memoranda as well as cables, affidavits, declarations, regulations, bulletins, notices, claims summaries and notices, and summaries of legal research and analysis that are grammatically correct, technically sound, accurate, and concise
Present informal briefings on limited topics to small audiences; prepare slide presentations and statistical data for use by attorneys
Provide litigation support to attorneys in administrative proceedings, organizing and responding to discovery in civil and/or criminal cases, and analyzing and responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
Assist with planning, organizing, and coordinating activities related to the preparation and submission of files or documents related to United States (US) Government-wide and IC-wide policies, procedures, guidelines, rules, and standards
Update and maintain databases, files, notebooks, and logs (e.g., case files, trial notebooks, case assignment notebooks) in compliance with pre-existing storage systems and procedures
Complete moderately-complex administrative forms and paperwork and function as a note taker during moderately complex depositions, administrative hearings, trials, or meetings
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with co-workers, clients, and persons outside the organization as appropriate and use these relationships to share information of interest and provide basic legal information
Monitor and assign actions requiring OGC legal review using OGC’s web-based task tracking system, as needed
Provide support to OGC and legal conference support team, as needed
Transcribe digital recordings, written correspondence, depositions, investigative reports, and other documents as needed
Qualification
Required
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph clearance
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience; or a minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience as a paralegal, Legal assistant/Technician
Paralegal Certification or Three (3) years' experience as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant/Technician, or Law Clerk
Experience conducting basic electronic legal research on Westlaw and Lexis
Experience using PACER or other electronic court docket systems
Knowledge of administrative and clerical functions, processes, practices and procedures to perform administrative and clerical support duties
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook)
Demonstrated experience reviewing and summarizing complaints; court orders and other related motions filed in criminal/civil proceedings
Preferred
Legal and legislative research skills including familiarity with congress.gov, US Code resources, commercial congressional resources (i.e. CQ) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedures (F.R.CivP)
Knowledge of Congressional and Executive Branch processes regarding the development, consideration, coordination and communication of views and positions on draft and pending legislation, and IC related legislative documents
Benefits
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
A variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
A vision plan
A 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Paul Nedzbala
Senior Vice President
Ben Buckley
Vice President and General Manager
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