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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Federal professional services

Paralegal

Full-Time
$50k - $60k/yr
Junior, Mid
JD, Certification, Incomplete
Detroit, MI, USA+1 moreMore locations: Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
LegalLegal Counsel & Legal Support

About the job

Requirements
  • Requires a paralegal certificate, Juris Doctor, or current attendance at an American Bar Association-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
  • One year of legal training or legal experience, or at least two years of college education, may substitute for the paralegal certificate.
  • At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience related to the task order is required.
  • Requires basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite-check legal motions and memoranda.
  • Requires sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
  • Requires thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with computer applications, including word processing, databases such as document review and file management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
  • Requires basic familiarity with electronically stored information tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
  • Requires the ability to consistently deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure.
Responsibilities
  • Collect court-ordered restitution and fines from criminal and civil defendants.
  • Draft and file legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system.
  • Prepare garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents for collection.
  • Send demand letters, file liens, run credit reports, and prepare and submit subpoenas.
  • Manage and track collection activity in an internal database.
  • Communicate and coordinate collection activity with Assistant United States Attorneys in the Monetary Penalties Unit.
  • Conduct fact research in public information and other research databases to gather information and identify assets.
  • Prepare legal documents using templates, including motions, memoranda, subpoenas, correspondence, discovery documents, and similar documents and forms.
  • Prepare recurring legal documents in accordance with rules governing style and format.
  • Perform document center support functions, including photocopying, delivering items, assembling notebooks, pulling file copies, tabbing binders, numbering, binding, labeling and refiling documents, shelving, packing boxes for shipment, Bates stamping, retrieving case materials, completing log sheets, answering phones, logging messages, and faxing information.
  • Assist Assistant United States Attorneys with trial preparation by independently compiling trial notebooks, preparing jury instructions, and drafting witness and exhibit lists.
  • Open and close case files, organize case files, and prepare record material for disposition or storage.
  • Maintain calendars for active cases and assigned Assistant United States Attorneys by scheduling appointments, interviews, and conferences, and providing reminders of commitments and court appearances.
  • Assist Assistant United States Attorneys in producing discovery for defense counsel.
  • Maintain, manage, and organize case material using software, including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing applications.
  • Sort incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail, including packaging boxes for shipment.
  • Complete travel arrangements, submit authorizations and vouchers, and submit local mileage claims in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and Department of Justice policies.
  • Produce written documents using templates and materials with a range of office software applications.
Desired Qualifications
  • Trial experience is very helpful.
  • Automated litigation support experience is valued.

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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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