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The paralegal will assist the Department of Justice with electronic case filing workflows, claims intake, and tracking. They will also conduct legal research, proofread settlement memos, and support attorneys in trial preparation.
Candidates must possess a paralegal certificate, JD, or be currently enrolled in law school with at least one year of study completed. At least one year of litigation paralegal experience and proficiency in Excel are required.
Leidos is seeking Paralegals located in the Washington DC area. You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment assisting the program and management team with workflows for electronic case filings (ECF).
Be part of a dynamic team in providing legal and technical services to support the Division of Offices, Boards and Divisions at the Department of Justice. In this role, you will gain skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, and the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner.
Perform intake and track hundreds to thousands of claims in any given matter.
Enters claims filing information into an Excel tracking system
Proofread settlement memos for content and details in formatting.
Responds to DOJ attorney requests for filing information and retrieval
Conducts simple to moderately complex database searches
Performs simple legal research
Assist DOJ attorneys in preparation for trials.
Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study. One (1) year of legal training or legal experience or at least two (2) years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
At least one (1) year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience.
Experience with primary litigation with a solid general litigation experience, including support preparing for trial.
Experience using Excel for creating tracking spreadsheets and developing processes for claims intake and review.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
Excellent proofreading skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Solid general litigation support experience
Prior experience working in a Federal Government environment.
Trial preparation experience
Claims processing experience is a plus
Experience with BlueBooking and Cite Checking.
Experience with Relativity or another review platform is a plus.
This position is covered under the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum requirements. Leidos ensures that all provisions are satisfied. The pay for this position will be $25.58/hr.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
An industry & technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient innovations
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
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