Full Job Description
Based in Washington, D.C. office, the Appellate Specialist will be responsible for supporting attorneys in our Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group. This role is ideal for a legal professional with a strong background in appellate procedure, exceptional writing and research skills, and a passion for supporting complex litigation at the appellate level. Working under attorney supervision, you will have the opportunity to work on high stakes cases with a dynamic legal team.
This role reports to the Manager, Paralegal Services.
Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing, formatting, revising, and finalizing appellate motions, briefs, petitions, and other filings in the United States Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts.
- Drafting routine procedural motions and other documents to be filed in appellate courts.
- Cite checking, Bluebooking, proofreading, and preparing tables for motions, briefs, petitions, and other court filings.
- Preparing appellate records and appendices, including compiling and reviewing trial court documents and transcripts.
- Electronically filing motions, briefs, appendices, and other documents with the United States Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts.
- Conducting legal research on appellate procedures.
- Monitoring deadlines and ensuring compliance with court rules and filing requirements.
- Coordinating with attorneys, paralegals, and court personnel to facilitate smooth appellate processes.
- Assisting with preparations for oral arguments, including creating case and briefing binders.
- Tracking developments in appellate law and providing updates to litigation teams.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of court rules, procedures, and practice requirements for the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and district courts, and state courts of appeals.
- Expert/superior knowledge of the Bluebook and the cite checking process.
- Experienced with AI tools such as Claude, Harvey, ChatGPT, CoCounsel, Gemini etc.
- Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.
- Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Proactive and able to efficiently handle multiple projects and client matters simultaneously.
- Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Superior analytical and reasoning abilities.
- Prepares and timely submits timekeeping reports.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with members across multiple offices.
- Flexibility to work overtime and weekends, based on department needs is required.
Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree required; JD preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant experience preferred.
- Understanding of common litigation practices, procedures, regulations, and workflow.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, and iManage.
- Proficiency in Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.
- Expertise with PACER and CM/ECF.
Compensation & Benefits:
The annual compensation range for this position is $115-160k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.
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