Managing Criminal Defense Paralegal
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Managing Criminal Defense Paralegal leading support staff and complex federal criminal casework. Price Benowitz LLP delivers legal services across criminal defense and other practice areas.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate the Criminal Defense paralegal and support staff team, including workflow, assignments, priorities, performance, and deadlines
- Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, mentoring, and accountability to Criminal Defense support staff
- Provide hands-on paralegal support to attorneys handling complex federal and other criminal defense matters
- Manage criminal cases throughout the litigation lifecycle, from intake and investigation through hearings, trial preparation, sentencing, and post-trial matters
- Draft, review, and prepare motions, pleadings, correspondence, subpoenas, discovery-related documents, and other legal filings
- Prepare and electronically file documents in federal courts while ensuring compliance with applicable rules, procedures, and deadlines
- Coordinate and manage discovery, including reviewing, organizing, summarizing, and maintaining large volumes of records, reports, video, audio, and other evidence
- Maintain attorney calendars and track court appearances, filing deadlines, hearings, trials, client meetings, and other critical dates
- Communicate professionally and compassionately with clients and their families regarding case status, documentation, scheduling, and other case-related matters
- Coordinate with attorneys, investigators, experts, court personnel, government agencies, and other parties as necessary
- Prepare hearing and trial materials, exhibits, witness files, attorney notebooks, and other litigation support materials
- Monitor case progress and proactively identify outstanding tasks, approaching deadlines, and potential issues
- Maintain accurate, organized, and up-to-date electronic case files
- Train, mentor, and support Criminal Defense staff while helping establish consistent processes and high standards across the team
- Accurately record billable time and assist with other case management and administrative responsibilities as needed
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of substantive criminal defense paralegal experience
- Substantive federal criminal defense paralegal experience required
- Strong knowledge of federal criminal court procedures, electronic filing requirements, discovery, deadlines, and litigation practices
- Prior management experience directly supervising, leading, mentoring, and providing day-to-day direction to paralegals or legal support staff
- Strong and stable employment history in permanent paralegal positions
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex criminal matters and anticipate attorney and case needs
- Strong legal drafting, proofreading, organizational, and case management skills
- Experience managing complex discovery and preparing matters for hearings and trial
- Ability to prioritize multiple active cases and competing deadlines in a fast-paced remote environment
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- High degree of professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, accountability, and client service
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, legal case management systems, federal electronic court filing systems, and related legal technology
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage and communicate with a team in a fully remote environment
- Ability to consistently work Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern Time
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
- Willingness and ability to travel to Washington, DC approximately once per quarter for in-person meetings, training, or other business needs
Benefits:
- Employer-supported medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Mental health support
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Fully remote work arrangement
- Global? No explicit additional benefit stated
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