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Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith. Please visit www.adflegal.org/about-us/careers to view our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Distinctives.

Responsibilities:

• Act in a confidential capacity to all Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys.
• Know and understand federal, state and local rules and ensure they are followed for each case.
• Prepare trial notebooks and exhibits.
• Prepare documents such as motions, memoranda of law, briefs, orders and other legal documents.
• Draft memorandum regarding findings of research.
• Organize, index and summarize Discovery materials; document numbering ( Bates stamping).
• Monitor status of legislation and cases via PACER.
• Perform legal research in Westlaw.
• Check citations in briefs and other legal documents to determine the accuracy of quoted material.
• Check citations to determine the accuracy of citation format according to the Bluebook, local court rules or other citation guidelines.
• Maintain case file information in Litigation database.
• Maintain documents in iManage.
• Assist with special projects as needed.
• May supervise legal duties of one or more legal administrative assistants, when applicable.

Hard Skills:

• Paralegal degree or national certification or equivalent work experience.
• Requires 5+ years of advanced experience performing paralegal duties.
• Strong legal research and analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Maintain heavy litigation caseload.