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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Federal professional services

Paralegal

Full-Time
$83.5k - $107.4k/yr
Mid
JD, Certification, Incomplete
Fairfax, VA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Chantilly, VA, USA
Hybrid
LegalLegal Counsel & Legal Support
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • A paralegal certificate, a Juris Doctor, or current enrollment in an American Bar Association-accredited law school with at least one year of study is required.
  • At least two years of litigation paralegal experience is required; trial experience is helpful.
  • At least one year of automated litigation support experience is required.
  • Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources is required.
  • Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LexisNexis and Westlaw is required.
  • Hands-on familiarity with word processing, databases including document review and file management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, hardware systems, and electronically stored information tools is required.
  • Knowledge of electronic discovery procedures and resources is required.
  • Ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure and adjust to changing priorities is required.
Responsibilities
  • Provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support to the Office of the General Counsel, assisting the Litigation Branch or Information and Administrative Law Branch; develop work products with minimal direct supervision using written guidelines.
  • Receive, prioritize, and process requests for document review, legal advice, or legal technical assistance.
  • Research and locate responsive information and documents, and identify relevant laws, judicial decisions, and legal articles.
  • Conduct moderately complex legal research; summarize hearing and oral-argument transcripts for attorney use; review case materials; and identify conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
  • Write preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence.
  • Assist in preparing legal documents, including motions, briefs, memoranda of law, and exhibits; conduct legal analysis; review documents for relevance and privilege; and assist attorneys throughout litigation.
  • Review discovery materials for relevance and privilege, prepare privilege logs, and maintain records of discovery productions, correspondence, and case-management activities.
  • Assist with drafting and issuing preservation notices and litigation holds.
  • Design, generate, and transmit case-assignment and productivity reports using case-management databases.
  • Analyze and interpret customer requests; research and gather materials relevant to document-understanding requests, including outreach and informal interviews responding to discovery requests and interrogatories.
  • Assist in preparing declarations and scan paper materials into image files such as PDFs.
  • Conduct legal privilege reviews using the Veritas eDiscovery Platform, Adobe Pro, or other FBI-provided discovery review platforms; analyze documents and media files and apply redactions to privileged information.
  • Review peers’ work for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure review and processing quality and thoroughness.
  • Organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests, including detailed case notes, discovery work plans, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and entries of case information and metrics in the Office of the General Counsel Litigation Branch case-tracking database.
  • Prepare electronic or paper releases for customers and provide professional customer service in interactions with them.
  • Prioritize and schedule projects to achieve objectives, assist FBI representation efforts in challenging situations, and coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts, including overlaying materials returned from classification review.
  • Collaborate with discovery team members and serve as a consultant to government employees on privilege application and document production.
  • Communicate with FBI employees at all levels to complete projects professionally; provide weekly status reports to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other customers.
  • Search FBI systems and databases to retrieve relevant documents and files, including Sentinel, the Internal Policy Office Policy Library, and Policy Archives.
  • Conduct legal and other research; support the Legal Hold program and Freeze List; and support information management and governance tasks involving technology and law.
Desired Qualifications
  • Trial experience is helpful.

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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is a government contractor providing professional and technology services to public agencies. The company supports federal programs with information technology, litigation support, records work, data services, cybersecurity, and program operations. It serves federal agencies, legal teams, public-sector program leaders, and mission-oriented operating units. Its operating model centers on contract teams embedded in regulated government environments and supported by recruiting, security, delivery, and corporate operations. Teams work across software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, legal support, data, project management, recruiting, and administration. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.

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