Senior Paralegal (Claims Review)

Senior Paralegal (Claims Review)

Washington, DC (On-Site Role)

Contract

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor.
• Work products are reviewed prior to submission; however, often develops these products with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines.
• In addition to functions performed by Paralegals, described below, performs moderately complex legal research; synopsizes 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 simple legal memoranda and correspondence.
• Contact mostly with other Contractor staff, but occasional contact with trial staff may be required.
• Assists in claim review production reports. Enters the data using established guidelines into spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Word, etc. Provides the information in a concise, usable format.
• Identifies differences over time in production data set reports and highlights individual or overall trends. Submits reports to Supervisory Attorney Advisors ( "Supervisors”).
• Assists Supervisors with data entry projects as assigned.
• Assists Supervisors with the data entry into SharePoint or other tracking systems as needed.
• Assists Supervisors by cross-checking data to ensure report information is accurate.
• Generates pipeline claims reports for Supervisors to help identify gaps and outliers in the report.
• Aggregates reports from other teams and prepares reports for Supervisors as needed.
• Assists Supervisors in claim assignments as needed.
• Assists Supervisors in queue management of claim reviewer queues as needed.
• Assists Supervisors with team-wide calendaring of meetings, training, and discussions.
• Assists Supervisors with preparation of various materials, including but not limited to meetings, presentations, notes, and posting to SharePoint or other collaboration sites.
• Helps track progress of special projects or assignments. Provides report updates to Supervisors.
• Completes other special projects or assignments, as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Claims Review, Reporting, SharePoint, MS Office 365 At least two years of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; trial experience very helpful.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court system, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have 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 hands-on familiarity with Client tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Preferred Skills:

• Litigation Support

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree