Senior Paralegal

Senior Paralegal | Civil Rights Division Support

Leidos is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support the Civil Rights Division in a fully onsite role. You’ll work alongside multiple attorneys on litigation matters, taking ownership of complex research and document work with minimal day-to-day oversight. You’ll report to a Supervisory Paralegal, and your work products will be reviewed before submission.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct moderately complex legal research
• Summarize hearing and oral argument transcripts for attorney use
• Review case materials and flag conflicting statements or areas needing further investigation
• Draft preliminary versions of straightforward legal memoranda and correspondence
• Review documents in Relativity and play a key role in generating productions
• Support multiple attorneys at once
• Provide trial support, both onsite and offsite

Duties are representative and may include additional assignments.

Basic Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, Juris Doctorate, current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school (with at least one year completed), or equivalent legal training or experience
• 2+ years of litigation paralegal or related project experience
• 1+ year of experience in automated litigation support
• In-depth Relativity experience (2023 or later)
• Working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and research resources
• Thorough knowledge of LEXIS and Westlaw
• Hands-on proficiency with word processing, databases (document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware
• Hands-on experience with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a government or litigation support environment
• Trial experience
• Current or active clearance

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 $31.69/hr.

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Original Posting:

November 13, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range -

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.