Paralegal Jobs 2026 (Now Hiring) – Smart Auto Apply

The Litigation Support Team at Leidos currently supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Santa Ana, CA has an opening for a Paralegal to work in a downtown Santa Ana, CA DOJ office performing Paralegal duties. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the U.S. Department of Justice achieve their mission.

Please note: this position requires a paralegal certificate.

We are a fast-paced group tasked to provide innovative solutions by utilizing technologies that are defensible, efficient, and that present our customers with the knowledge they need to defend their positions. We enjoy a high level of autonomy and exposure to all parts of the Leidos organization. We are customer-driven and always strive to provide the best professional experience.

Typical assignments may include the following but not limited to:

• Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal, Project Supervisor or Direct Report.

• Performs tasks while complying with established procedures

• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents;

• Summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery);

• Indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.

• Prepares exhibit cross-references.

• Assists attorneys in courtroom.

• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria. Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires paralegal certificate, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.

• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience required.

• Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum.

• Must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.

• Thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.

• Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, valued.

• Trial experience very helpful.

• Experience with Relativity or similar applications.

• Automated litigation support experience.

• Current or active clearance.

This position is covered under the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum requirements. Leidos ensures that all provisions are satisfied. The pay for this position will be $24.49/hr.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

June 16, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range -

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.