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Legal Project Assistant

Hybrid, Work must be performed in or near Washington, DC
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    Job Type:
    Full Time
    Compensation:
    USD $32 / hour
    Cause Areas:
    Job & Workplace, Health & Medicine, Consumer Protection

    Description

    The Choice is hiring for an exciting, entry-level opportunity to support a high-profile legal case.

    Our client is an advisory firm that specializes in mass torts and class actions. This position will provide support on a large legal case.

    This is a great opportunity to gain substantive work experience that will also affect real legal outcomes. It has been excellent experience to prepare for law school and we have had many team members accepted into the top law schools in the country after working in this role.

    This will be a contract position, with an estimated timeline of approximately one year. Future extensions would be determined based on the volume of work.

    Qualifications:

    • Some experience either in research, legal internships, or working with data would be a good fit. A future interest in law school/paralegal studies would be very well-aligned
    • Previous experience working with data/legal/research databases are helpful
    • Completed Bachelor’s degree
    • Strong Excel skills

    Job Duties:

    • Systematically reviewing discovery documents and historical claimant data to support mass tort litigation.
    • Reviewing legal documents, including depositions, complaints, interrogatories, and affidavits, to extract relevant information.
    • Analyzing trust claim data submitted by claimants and cross-referencing it with testimony provided during tort cases to assess consistency.

    About the office:

    Modern office space very convenient to Farragut North/West/Foggy Bottom. Hybrid work schedule: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday in the office is required, Mondays and Fridays work from home. Required core hours: 9AM-5:30PM.

    Salary:

    $32.00 per hour

    Location

    Hybrid
    Work must be performed in or near Washington, DC
    Associated Location
    Washington, DC, USA

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