Company Description
Rikka Law is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to helping businesses and public institutions navigate and thrive in today’s complex global environment. With a focus on the intersection of technology, policy, and innovation, Rikka provides specialized, impactful solutions tailored to clients' needs.
About This Opportunity
Rikka is recruiting qualified Paralegals on behalf of a federal contractor for a large-scale administrative adjudication engagement supporting the Department of Education. This is structured, high-volume legal support work requiring analytical precision, advanced data management skills in Excel, and the ability to organize complex evidence within defined regulatory and performance frameworks.
Schedule: Full-Time (40 hours/week anticipated)
Key Responsibilities
• Evidence Management: Aggregate, index, and organize evidence from law enforcement and federal agencies following specific protocols.
• Document Review: Categorize allegations in applications and assist attorneys with substantive document review and pattern analysis.
• Data Analysis: Perform moderately complex analysis using Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas) to support attorney work product.
• Case Coordination: Manage outreach to external agencies, triage incoming requests, and initiate school notification processes per federal regulations.
• Quality Control: Conduct non-substantive reviews of attorney work product for formatting and typographical accuracy.
• Reporting: Support the Project Manager in preparing Weekly Status Reports and other key deliverables.
Qualifications
• Education/Certification: Graduation from an ABA-approved paralegal program, OR certification (NFPA/NALA), OR 3+ years of significant paralegal experience in a law firm or government agency.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with Westlaw and document review databases (e.g., Relativity).
• Excel Mastery: Ability to run complex formulas and pivot tables is a must.
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain federal credentialing and identity verification. Active Government Public Trust Tier 4 level clearance is strongly preferred.
Preferred Skills
• Prior experience supporting federal government contracts or administrative proceedings.
• Experience with Salesforce or other case management systems.
• Proven track record handling PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information).
Work Environment
• Fully remote (must be U.S.-based)
• Government-furnished equipment provided upon clearance
• Initial 100% quality control review period before transition to standard monitoring
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
• Do you currently hold or have you previously held a U.S. federal Public Trust clearance?
Experience:
• significant paralegal: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
• Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-accredited law school (Required)
Work Location: Remote