Litigation Paralegal-Temp

Washington, DC
The Opportunity 

It’s an exciting time to join a premier D.C. litigation practice.  This is a great opportunity to work closely with some of the country’s top litigators.  Our D.C. litigators represent clients in complex commercial litigation and agency proceedings involving antitrust, financial services, privacy and data protection, intellectual property, trade secrets, energy, and securities, including complex civil and white-collar criminal matters, money laundering, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and environmental and RICO matters.

• Assist in all phases of a matter from case inception through trial or resolution.
• Assist with document collections, document reviews, and document productions.
• Coordinate management of case documents, including organization, review and production of documents.
• Consult with firm’s eDiscovery Resource Management team to manage document databases and coordinate electronic discovery proceedings.
• Assist with the preparation of court filings, including cite and fact checking legal briefs, confirming proper Bluebook citation, proofreading, and assembling of exhibits and appendices.
• Assist with depositions, including preparation of witness files, exhibits, notices and subpoenas, and deposition summaries.
• Conduct factual or legal research; examine public records; monitor legislative and administrative proceedings as assigned; locate witnesses; trace documents and other physical evidence.
• Assist with trial preparation and logistics, including preparation of witness files, management of exhibits, assisting with setting up trial space, and attend trial, as needed.

Ideal Candidate       

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of one year relevant experience in Litigation at a top law firm.
• International Trade Commission (ITC) experience strongly preferred.