Description Job Requisition Senior Paralegal - Medical Records Job Description The Mega 4 Litigation Support Team at Leidos currently supporting the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC has an opening for a Senior Paralegal to work in a downtown Washington, DC DOJ office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the US Department of Justice achieve their mission. Primary Responsibilities Works under the direction of Project Supervisor or Project Manager. Performs the following tasks while complying with established procedures compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents maintains case files performs moderately complex legal research indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery) indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial. Prepares exhibit cross-references. Assists attorneys in courtroom. Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria. Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc. Utilizes Litigation databases such as Relativity to identify or organize evidence. Provides direct support to Government attorneys. May prepare draft simple legal memoranda or correspondence. Basic Qualifications - Requires paralegal certificate. An equivalent level of legal training or experience may be substituted with the approval of the COR. - At least one year of litigation paralegal experience required trial experience very helpful. - Automated litigation support experience valued. - Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research. - Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems. - Role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of e-discovery procedures and resources. - Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important. Preferred Qualifications - Experience conducting legal medical records review and ability to summarize medical records. - Familiarity with medical terms. MEGA External Referral Bonus Ineligible Potential for Telework No Clearance Level Required Public Trust Travel No Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Shift Day Requisition Category Professional Job Family SCA Paralegal 2000 Civil Leidos is a Fortune 500 information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately 10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com httpwww.Leidos.com . Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here httpswww.leidos.comcareerspay-benefits . Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidosleidos.com mailtospam.leidosleidos.com . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.