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Legal Staff in Miami, FL

JHT, Incorporated Jan 27,2015 Oct 21,2014 Location USA Miami FL
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In-House

Legal Staff

Litigation - Whistleblower - CFTC

Min 1 yrs required

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Paralegal DUTIES: Support a visually impaired Assistant U.S. Attorney by providing a variety of paralegal assistance. Acts as driver and accompanies assigned AUSA to witness conferences, depositions, scene of the accident, etc. Reading aloud to a visually impaired AUSA those legal documents that cannot be converted into a PDF readable format (e.g., pleadings filed by pro se litigants.) Examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders; Providing assistance in trial preparation; Assembling exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents; Assembling and organizing files and records material for case-related proceedings; Maintaining calendar of assigned active cases; Assisting AUSA at conferences, hearings, depositions and interviews; Reviewing and analyzing photographs, videotapes, diagrams, handwritten notes, incident reports, accident reports, or any other evidence that cannot be converted into a PDF readable format, and explain the significant features of that evidence as it relates to the factual and legal issues in the case. Sometimes this will simply involve describing or explaining the information on the document to the AUSA assigned to defend the case. In other situations, it will require the ability to analyze the photographs, videotapes, diagrams, note(s) and identify the significant information in the document as it relates to the factual and legal issues in the case. Identify documents produced in discovery that cannot be timely scanned or are not immediately accessible in a readable format, that contain information relevant to the legal and factual issues in the case. Meaningfully assist AUSA at a deposition by becoming familiar with the legal and factual issues in the case and all evidence produced to date in the case. In the event that a document, photograph, diagram or other evidence is produced at the deposition by a witness or opposing counsel that the assigned AUSA has not previously had an opportunity to consider, the contractor would describe the document to the assigned AUSA during a caucus outside the deposition room. If numerous documents are produced at deposition that were not previously produced, the contractor will need to have the ability to review the documents; discern whether it is important to question the witness about any of the contents of those documents; and discuss with the assigned AUSA.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: Minimum of paralegal certificate from an accredited institution of learning. J.D. Degree is acceptable. Experience with medical legal issues is preferred. Experience with E-discovery is desirable. Skill in operating a computer terminal, personal computer, and electronic typewriter. Knowledge of principles, concepts and methods of legal research and ability to perform extensive and complex legal research. Knowledge of the litigation process, local court rules and court procedures to perform assignments such as reviewing incoming documents and determining the relation to and relevance of those documents to the legal and factual issues in the case. Knowledge of legal terminology. Knowledge of applicable automation support hardware and software to automate various legal and office support functions and to perform data retrieval from various legal and administrative subject-matter databases. Familiarity with office machines sufficient to perform recurring operations as well as user-selected custom features, e.g., copy enlargement and reduction, and scanning. Ability to identify and discuss with the AUSA those documents what would be used for discussion or as an exhibit in a deposition. Understand demonstrative exhibits (medical models of spine, organs, etc.) or visual evidence (x-rays, etc.) relied upon by expert consultants retained by the government to render their opinions and ability to explain the exhibit to the assigned AUSA. Ability to keep track of those exhibits and ensure that the exhibits are properly identified in expert witness reports or Joint Pre-Trial Stipulation, etc. Ability to understand the information and opinions provided by expert consultant/witnesses that the government retains during consultations with those experts (medical experts, accident reconstruction experts, biomechanical experts, economists, life care planners, law enforcement experts, etc.) Familiarity with all of the documentary evidence in a case so that if a particular handwritten document, photograph, or other evidence that cannot be converted into a readable PDF form, either corroborates or contradicts the opinion of the expert consultant, that information can be meaningfully discussed with the expert by the assigned AUSA. Ability to meaningfully assist assigned AUSA at the depositions of opposing experts and treating physicians. When expert or treating physician produces his/her file, contractor will need to review the file to determine if there are any documents that the assigned AUSA should question the expert about at the deposition. If expert uses a demonstrative exhibit, the contractor will need to explain the demonstrative exhibit and how it is being used, relative to the factual and legal issues in the case. Strong organizational skills so that photographs, videotapes, diagrams, handwritten notes and other documents that cannot be converted into a PDF readable format can be quickly produced by the contractor during fact and expert witness conferences and at depositions when the assigned AUSA wants to use the evidence to question a witness. Ability to assist assigned AUSA at deposition to ensure that the exhibits that are marked are the correct exhibits. Ability to research legal and factual issues which may include researching and summarizing the facts of cases and analyzing reports, testimony, files; evidence, etc. Ability to assist assigned AUSA when the AUSA is questioning a witness about a photograph at a deposition or asking the witness to draw a diagram. For example, sometimes when a witness is being questioned in a premises liability case about where an accident occurred, the assigned AUSA may ask the witness to mark on the photograph where he/she fell. The contractor would need to assist the assigned AUSA by explaining to that AUSA where the witness placed marks on the photograph. Ability to inspect accident scenes and other locations and effectively communicate the salient features of the scene or location to the assigned AUSA. Able to review documents that the government is producing in discovery against the government's discovery responses to ensure that all of the documents identified in the government's responses are being produced. Ability to discern non-verbal cues/body language of witnesses during questioning of witnesses in witness conferences, depositions and hearings and discuss with assigned AUSA so that the assigned AUSA can make judgment calls about whether to pursue a line of questioning or not.

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