Senior Paralegal

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States; full-time on-site

Salary: $55,000–$58,000 per year

Company

Provides customized technology-enabled solutions and personnel to address complex government and legal-services challenges.

What you will do

• Prepare complex legal documents, including indictments, motions, orders, subpoenas, plea agreements, legal memoranda, and correspondence.
• Support attorneys with trial preparation by compiling trial and witness notebooks, exhibits, jury instructions, and witness and exhibit lists.
• Research and verify legal citations and statutory references using Westlaw and LexisNexis; proofread, edit, and revise legal briefs.
• Electronically file documents with the U.S. District Court through the CM/ECF system and transmit proposed orders and extension requests.
• Manage electronic case files, deadlines, case-management data, conflict-of-interest forms, and case-opening documentation.
• Process and produce discovery materials, including investigative reports, bank records, electronic communications, audio, and video files.

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is helpful.
• At least one year of automated litigation support experience and working knowledge of federal and state court systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong knowledge of legal research resources, including Westlaw and LexisNexis.
• Hands-on familiarity with word processing, databases, document review and file-management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures, including discovery processing, Bates stamping, and redaction.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on government innovation, professionalism, honesty, and quality work.
• Professional growth supported through learning opportunities.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and commuting.
• Paid time off and observance of state and federal holidays.