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Paralegal

Lansdowne, VA

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Locations: Lansdowne, VA

Team Overview

As a Paralegal, you are a vital part of the US Legal Advocacy Team. In this role, you will report to the Sr. Counsel and work with attorneys on the litigation team. You will perform highly advanced and specialized legal assistant work. Work involves researching, drafting legal documents, and assisting attorneys with case management. Work independently with minimal supervision.

Key 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.
  • Utilize CM/ECF to electronically file documents in federal and state courts.
  • Prepare templates for complaints, motions, briefs, petitions, and other legal documents.
  • Create tables of contents and tables of authorities for briefs and other legal documents.
  • Prepare trial notebooks and exhibits.
  • Prepare deposition notices and exhibits.
  • Compile and organize documents for discovery, hearings, and trial preparation.
  • Utilize eDiscovery platform to manage, review, and assist with production.
  • Monitor court docket for assigned cases.
  • Conduct legal research using Westlaw and other online databases.
  • 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 and manage case files and calendaring deadlines in the case management database.
  • Maintain and manage documents in iManage.
  • Assist with special projects as needed.
  • May supervise legal duties of one or more legal administrative assistants, when needed.
  • You will be asked to perform related duties or special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Paralegal degree or national certification or equivalent work experience.
  • Requires 5+ years of advanced experience performing paralegal duties.
  • Strong cite-checking skills and working knowledge of Bluebook.
  • Experience working with multiple attorneys simultaneously while maintaining a heavy litigation caseload.
  • Strong legal research and analytical skills.
  • Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to professionally handle confidential information.
  • Make sound decisions under demanding conditions.
  • Work independently with minimal supervision.

Pay & Benefits

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to support your well-being and growth. While we do not disclose specific salary ranges, our compensation is competitive with top non-profit law firms. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

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Statement of Faith

Based on our adherence to the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess with the Christian Church throughout time and around the world the faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed:

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

Doctrinal Distinctives

Also, based on this confession, we are committed to honoring God by obeying the two Greatest Commandments, loving God and loving neighbor, and based on that commitment and derived from the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess the following as necessary for living the gospel:

  • We believe in the spiritual unity and equality of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • We believe that the Lordship of Christ requires us as disciples to seek to conform our actions, thoughts, and desires in obedience to Him.
  • We believe God creates each person with an immutable biological sex — male or female — that reflects the image and likeness of God.
  • We believe God designed marriage as a unique conjugal relationship joining one man and one woman in a single, exclusive, life-long union, and God intends sexual intimacy only to occur within that relationship.
  • We believe God endows all human life with inherent dignity, and it must be respected and protected from conception to natural death.
  • We believe that God has endowed all humans with the natural, and inalienable right of religious freedom to believe, pursue truth, and live within ordered liberty such that no civil government may justly infringe upon it.
  • We believe that God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, calls all of us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him, knowing that He promises us abundant and eternal life.
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