Paralegal Jobs in Washington dc

One Federal Solution (OFS) seeks a dedicated and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our dynamic legal team in Arlington, VA. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with a strong legal background who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to contribute to a collaborative team. The ideal candidate will bring a keen eye for detail, excellent organizational skills, and a passion for supporting attorneys in delivering high-quality legal services, as follows :

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Paralegal Tasks & Duties : Process Touhy requests and requests for discovery and agency information into the shared network.

Demonstrated knowledge of common software programs, such as the Microsoft Suite, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Relativity, Concordance, Summation, and search engines, and legal and research databases

Identifies and organizes data and documents in legal matters.

Assisting Law Clerk and or Attorney, perform research and summarizes legal requirements.

Reviews case material and prepares digest of selected decisions / opinions incorporating legal references.

Searches for and summarizes relevant articles in trade magazines, law reviews, published studies, financial reports, and similar materials for use of attorneys in the preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents.

Prepares digests of selected decisions or opinions which incorporate legal references and analyses of precedents involved in areas of well-defined and settled points of law.

Participates in pre-trial witness conferences, notes possible deficiencies in case materials (e.g. missing documents, conflicting statements) and additional issues or other questionable matters, and requests further investigating by other agency personnel to correct possible deficiencies or personally conducts limited investigations at the pre-trial stage.

Prepares and organizes trial exhibits, as required, such as statistical charts and photographic exhibits.

Verifies citations and legal references on prepared legal documents.

Drafts / edits non-legal memoranda, research reports, and correspondence relating to cases.

Review outgoing materials and correspondence for internal consistency and conformance with the supervisor's procedures; ensure that proper clearances have been obtained when needed. The contractor shall collect information from the files or staff for routine inquiries on office program(s) or periodic reports.

Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.

Paralegal Requirements & Qualifications : Must have at least one year of work experience and a bachelor's degree

At least 2 - 5 years' work experience

Asset Forfeiture Experience preferred but not required.

Basic paralegal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation system sufficient to perform research

Ability to work under pressure Knowledge of MS Office Tools and Applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools

Eligible to receive Public Trust

About One Federal Solution

One Federal Solution (OFS) is an innovative Professional Services provider with over 18 years of experience supporting Defense and Civilian agencies. OFS specializes in Business Intelligence, Acquisition and Procurement, and other Professional Services. We are pioneers, builders, thought leaders, and pride ourselves in thinking outside the box to co-create with our customers, helping them achieve excellent enterprise wide outcomes. As a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), OFS is committed to providing people who deliver high performance and excellence to our government partners.