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Guidehouse · 1 month ago

Sr. Discovery Paralegal

US - DC, Washington

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $163K/yr

5+ years exp

Guidehouse is a leading consulting firm, and they are seeking Discovery Paralegals to support litigation and investigation efforts. The role involves performing legal document reviews and providing reliable support across various divisions and government agencies.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform legal document reviews

Using commercial electronic document review platforms and tools

Responsible for peer review for accuracy

Provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness

Provides professional, accurate, timely, and reliable support across the Office of the General Counsel, Operational and Administrative Divisions, DOJ, and other government agencies

Perform research to locate and gather material responsive to requests

Conduct outreach and informal interviews to respond to document requests and interrogatories

Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts

Qualification

Discovery/eDiscovery experienceLitigation project leadershipEDiscovery review platformsResearching WestlawResearching PacerComputer skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET federal security clearance and ability to obtain SCI clearance

FIVE (5) or more years of Paralegal experience to include THREE (3) or more years of Discovery/ eDiscovery experience and TWO (2) or more years of leading litigation projects

TWO (2) or more years of experience performing privilege and other substantive reviews on litigation support projects

Preferred

Paralegal Studies Certificate or Paralegal Associates of Arts Degree

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Demonstrated working knowledge of eDiscovery review platforms (e.g., Relativity, EverLaw, eDiscovery Platform (eDP)) to identify documents for responsive and privileged reviews, including redaction of sensitive information

Two years of progressively more responsible experience reviewing electronic and paper materials for privilege on litigation support projects involving paper documents and electronic files

Excellent computer skills in MS Office Suite Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Demonstrated working knowledge researching (e.g., Westlaw, Pacer) and drafting responses to interrogatories

Excellent organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate records of assigned requests, including detailed case notes, discovery plans, maintaining case information into appropriate case management systems/ databases