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Title : Paralegal - Government Investigations/white Collar

Location : New Hampshire - Manchester
Refer to Job # OQSQ855766

The San Francisco office of this mid-size firm is engaged primarily in litigation and general business, although the firm boasts a solid regulatory and administrative law practice and a respectable labor/employment practice. The firm has a strong pro bono commitment; associates receive full billable hour credit for approved pro bono work and, overall, pro bono comprises 3-5% of all work. The billable hour target is 1850 and salaries are approximately 20% below market.
Paralegal - Government Investigations/White Collar The candidate will do primary contact person for most communications unless related to legal/fee issue. Guide and mentor junior paralegals. Independently follow legal procedures with some complexity. Assist with trial preparation. Oversee some tasks involved in legal proceedings. Perform factual research and identify documents and information required for additional review. Participate in client and witness interviews and/or meetings. This includes document custodian and third party interviews. Draft simple pleadings and motions, such as initial disclosures, pretrial conference reports, discovery plans, etc. Draft complaints and answers. Organize and conduct client file searches for responses to requests for production of documents. Draft litigation hold letters. Understand and apply ESI best practices to electronic document search and production issues. Draft requests for production of documents. This includes determining documents to be produced and identifying documents to be withheld. Draft interrogatories and requests for admission and also responses to those. Prepare depositions of primary and expert witnesses in cases. This includes preparatory documents and exhibit assembly. Refine cite-checking skills. This includes spelling and grammar checks, fact-checking, sherardizing legal authority and blue-booking legal citations. Track and complete projects within given deadlines. Provide status updates throughout the projects. Coordinate projects with minimal supervision from attorneys and consultation with senior paralegals. Coordinate document review teams and draft documents review protocols. Assist with all stages and preparations regarding court hearings, arbitrations and mediations. Work independently on activities, functioning as a first or second-year associate. Attend and contribute to strategy conferences, both internally and externally. Provide training in aspects of the practice area. Perform other duties as assigned. The candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree. Work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered. Should have 7-9 years of paralegal experience. A paralegal Certificate is preferred. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to interact with internal and external personnel of all levels. Attention to detail with the ability to meet varying deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Some knowledge of eDiscovery trends. Proficient in most aspects of the practice area. Proficient knowledge of practice support systems and group-specific software. Continued collaboration with equivalent and senior paralegals. Proficient knowledge of applications typically used (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite). Refine knowledge in working with electronic databases (i.e. Relativity and NetDocuments). This includes maintaining extranet databases and case files.

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