Hmong Document Reviewer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Conduct research and draft responses for various post-conviction motions.

• Perform research and write memorandums on legal questions for direct appeals pending in court, as well as pretrial motions for criminal cases in Federal Court.

• Examine, prepare, and handle a wide array of technical legal documents that are typically extensive and complex in format. Review incoming materials to determine the necessity for assembling and preparing various legal documents, such as motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, etc. Gather necessary information from case files, law enforcement agencies, civil client agencies, or other sources, and submit finalized legal documents to the relevant client assistant attorney for review and approval. Prepare legal actions including indictments, complaints, search warrants, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim, motions for summary judgment, dismissals, satisfactions of judgment, etc. Ensure that legal documents comply with the rules governing style and format.

• Assist client attorneys in creating trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists. Prepare discovery for plaintiffs and/or defendants in accordance with applicable rules and regulations, with the approval of the assigned attorneys. Utilize both original and online legal resources to verify citations and statutory references in legal documents, ensuring that citations are complete and consistent with source material.

• Draft original letters that do not require legal interpretations but necessitate a solid understanding of legal and administrative procedures and terminology.

• Produce a variety of written documents and materials using a diverse range of office software applications.

• Establish and maintain various files for client assistant attorneys. Search legal reference files for information needed by client assistant attorneys for interviews and correspondence preparation. Assemble exhibits, affidavits, and other legal documents from file material. Organize and prepare files and records for disposition or transfer to records depositories following established procedures.

• Create a variety of written documents and materials employing a wide range of office software applications. For instance, assignments may involve integrating outputs from different software types, such as tables generated by database applications and charts produced by electronic spreadsheet applications, into word processing or desktop publishing text.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must possess three to five years of increasingly responsible experience in litigation support projects, demonstrating effective communication skills to successfully interact with clients and attorneys.

• Requires a solid working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential, along with a thorough understanding of legal research tools, such as LEXIS and Westlaw.

• Must have practical familiarity with various computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.

• The role also necessitates practical knowledge of ESI tools and an understanding of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

• A Law Degree is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.

• Life Insurance.

• 401k plan.

• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).

• Paid Time Off and observance of State/Federal Holidays.