Paralegal II

1st Choice is in search of an experienced Paralegal to support our Federal Client in Washington DC. The Paralegal will perform varied administrative tasks and use their excellent communications skills to support our CLIENT with a variety of office and client driven tasks related to:

• Assist in the coordination of projects within the office.
• Update content for internal electronic resource.
• Organize voluminous documents.
• Answer telephone calls. Assist with scheduling of meetings, hearings, and depositions.
• Organize and maintain documents in a paper and/or electronic filing systems.
• Draft and prepare correspondence and other documents.
• Assist with additional  required work may also be necessary.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Working knowledge of FOIA Express, Discovery Accelerator Adobe Acrobat Professional edition, in particular its redaction, bates stamping, and document protection features and the Microsoft Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.
• Experience and skill with using Excel and creating, manipulating, and editing Excel spreadsheets
• Experience organizing and compiling information from voluminous documents, both paper and electronic, for complex litigation
• Familiarity with the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and experience reviewing FTCA claims for completeness, requesting additional information from claimants or agency personnel when necessary and working with attorneys to ensure claims are appropriately forwarded for payment

This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.