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We are excited to offer a full-time position on a 10-year contract with the Federal Government's Security Exchange Commission, providing the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience to launch your career to new heights. Along with a competitive salary, we offer an attractive benefits package, including paid federal holidays, vacation, medical benefits, and a 401k match. If you are a US citizen with a paralegal certificate or equivalent, we encourage you to apply and complete a brief pre-screen interview to be considered. Please note that a background and credit check is required. We appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you soon
Summary:
The Paralegal Junior shall provide legal research and litigation support to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Enforcement. The SEC’s Division of Enforcement utilizes a variety of data that contain current, historical andfutures information about sensitive public company data, mutual fund data, and trade/quote data
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Following established guidelines, gathers, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by litigation attorneys and/or other office professionals in preparation of memoranda and other legal documents.
- Review documents, cross-check information.
- May synopsize transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use; reviews case related materials and, for example, identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation; writes preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence.
- Supports litigation attorneys during trial, including courtroom locations and may include experience in witness interviews.
- Enter data into computerized systems, update databases and spreadsheets.
- Obtain documents from paper and electronic files.
- Perform document review and research and summarize findings.
- Assist with document productions
- Maintain, organize, and file office records and documents.
- Assist in processing notices, orders, and action memos.
- Maintain, organize, and file office records and documents.
- Perform complex data-base searches related to filings (e.g., Name Relationship Search Index) and other legal data-base searches (e.g., basic Westlaw and/or LEXIS).
- Maintain chronological/searchable databases of office precedent (i.e., comment letters,minutes of meetings and office policy “significant outcomes” memoranda).
- Prepare and maintain database monitoring and tracking status (e.g., track and/or organize materials using agency automated database/systems, such as word processing software, spreadsheets, computer graphics, presentation software, or database applications)
- Travel may be required
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.)
- Associates Degree in a related labor category field such as Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, or Criminal Justice from an accredited college, university, school, or educational institution recognized by the US Department of Education.
- Must have a minimum of two years of Paralegal experience with trial and courtroom exposure preferred.
Paralegal Certificate (Certificate is not required if degree is in Paralegal Studies).
Experience may be considered in lieu of education.
- Ability to provide favorable credit history.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with legal software such as Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw.
Must be able to work effectively in an extremely pressured environment.
Ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines under direct supervision.
Must have and use excellent oral and written communications skills.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail in preparing work product.
Ability to work concurrently on a variety of projects, flexibility in shifting focus.
Keen sense of accountability and taking ownership over projects.
Experience with interviewing witness and providing litigation support during trial
including courtroom.
At Turbo Systems, we pride ourselves on delivering competent, qualified, and knowledgeable experts, managers, technicians, and support staff to resolve and manage various aspects of our clients' information technology objectives and facility support service needs. Our readily available pool of consultants and employees includes litigation support personnel, database administrators, project managers, change management consultants, IT security consultants, help desk management consultants, software testers, software developers, and other skilled workers.
We have a long-standing history of providing exceptional litigation support services to the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission for over 15 years. Additionally, we have been a subcontractor for staff augmentation for the federal government for over two decades. As a woman-owned small business, we take pride in maintaining our position on this contract with the SEC for the last two prime contractors.
