Paralegal Full-time Position

Employment Type: Full-Time, Entry Level Department: Legal

As a CGS Paralegal, you will work under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor. You will provide litigation and administrative support to a group of United States Attorneys. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Drafts legal documents, and files legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF).

Prepares garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents for collection.

Manages and tracks collection activity in an internal database.

Communicates with and coordinates collection activity with AUSAs in the Monetary Penalties Unit (MPU).

Completes fact research in public information databases and other research databases to gather information and identify assets.

Prepares legal documents using templates, such as motions, memoranda, subpoenas, correspondence, discovery documents and other similar documents and forms.

Prepares all recurring legal documents in conformance with rules governing their style and format.

Performs routine document center support functions, such as photocopying, delivering items, assembling notebooks, including pulling file copies of documents, tabbing binders, numbering, binding, labeling, refiling documents and shelving, packing boxes and preparing them for shipment, bate stamping, retrieving case materials, completing log sheet, answering phones, logging messages, and faxing information.

Provides trial preparation assistance to AUSAs by independently compiling trial notebooks, preparing jury instructions, drafting witness, and exhibit lists.

Opening new case files, closing case files, organizing case files, and recording material for disposition or storage.

Maintains, manages, and organizes case material utilizing software, including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing applications.

Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment.

Produces a variety of written documents using templates and materials utilizing a range of office software applications.

Completes all aspects of travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and Department of Justice (DOJ) policies, including traveling arrangements, submitting authorizations, completing vouchers, and submitting local mileage claims.

Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment.

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

One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.

Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; Automated litigation support experience valued.

Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.

Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, 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.

Role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Benefits Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)

Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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