Senior Litigation Paralegal

Democracy Forward Foundation is seeking multiple full-time Litigation Paralegals and Senior Litigation Paralegals to carry out its mission to promote pro-democracy and progressive policies and ideals via litigation and regulatory engagement. These individuals serve as an integral part of litigation case teams and ensure case filings are produced in a timely and professional manner, as part of the Legal Team, reporting to the Managing Attorney. Key responsibilities: perform cite-checking, blue-booking, proofreading, and formatting for motions, briefs, complaints, and legal filings; use legal software for e-discovery, PDFs, word processing, tables of authorities, legal research, case search, and case management; understand and follow litigation practice area protocols; organize case documents following established systems; review documents for relevance, responsiveness, and privileged and confidential information and prepare documents for production; assist in hearing or trial preparation and logistics, including scheduling, coordination with court clerks, and preparation of document collections; prepare pleadings and discovery under lawyer supervision; and file and e-file pleadings in federal and state courts and government agencies. The office is in Washington, DC; the position offers flexibility to work remotely with regular in-office presence eight times per month, and remote candidates within the United States will also be considered (travel to DC 1-2 times per quarter if outside the DC area). The salary range is $85,000-$100,000 for Litigation Paralegals and $100,000-$110,000 for Senior Litigation Paralegals, plus excellent benefits; the role is overtime eligible.