Senior Paralegal

TL;DR

Senior Paralegal (Litigation/eDiscovery): Supporting an in-house government legal team across litigation portfolio work with an accent on eDiscovery activities, workflow management, and attorney support. Focus on preparing complex legal documents, managing discovery databases and processing, and using legal research tools (Lexis/Westlaw) under extreme pressure.

Location: Baltimore, MD / Hybrid / Remote / Rockville, MD

Salary: $50,000 - $65,000 a year

Company

hirify.global (Contact Government Services) provides technology-enabled solutions for government legal and contracting needs.

What you will do

• Prepare complex litigation-related legal documents (e.g., motions, orders, subpoenas, indictments) and ensure compliance with local court rules and formatting standards.
• Support trial preparation by independently compiling trial and witness notebooks, organizing trial exhibits, and assembling jury instructions and witness/exhibit lists.
• Manage eDiscovery workflows: scan/input and link case materials into electronic discovery databases, handle uploads/downloads, and manage discovery processing and production.
• Verify legal citations and statutory references using Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis; proofread, edit, and revise legal briefs.
• File documents electronically with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system; maintain electronic case files and calendar deadlines in MS Outlook.
• Perform discovery document preparation tasks including Bates-stamping and redaction using Adobe Acrobat (and discovery processing techniques using IPRO Eclipse when needed).

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
• At least 2 years of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is very helpful.
• At least 1 year of experience in automated litigation support, with sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems and legal research procedures/resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as Lexis and Westlaw.
• Hands-on familiarity with computer applications including word processing, databases/document review and file management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources; ability to deliver highest-quality work under extreme pressure.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life insurance and 401k.
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and observance of State/Federal Holidays.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed with AI tools to support parts of the hiring process; final decisions are made by humans.
• Human review of application materials and responses for consistency and verification signals.