Contract Paralegal II

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Contract Paralegal II
The candidate shall conduct witness interviews and prepare a record of the interviews for use at deposition. Employees shall identify themselves as a contracted employee during phone and face-to-face interviews with landowners. Review title commitments for accuracy. Create a deed history summary. Shall prepare Declarations of Taking Reports, Amended Declarations of Taking (ADT) Reports, Complaints, Notices Joint Motions to Close, and Motions to Suppress; summarize depositions and other transcripts; maintain case files, control exhibits, and other materials at depositions and at trail for assigned cases. Document these complaints and the responses in a monthly report. Identify themselves as a contracted employee during phone and face-to-face interviews with landowners. Support and assist attorneys in the courtroom by preparing exhibit cross-references; and screening documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria. Requires paralegal certificate. An equivalent level of legal training may be substituted with the approval of the CO; undergraduate degree preferred. Should preferably have 1+ year of litigation paralegal experience; 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.

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