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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Federal professional services

Legal Assistant

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/13/2026
$45k - $55k/yr
Mid
San Francisco, CA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Los Angeles, CA, USA
HybridHybrid work is listed for Los Angeles.
LegalLegal Counsel & Legal Support

About the job

Requirements
  • At least one year of specialized litigation experience is required; over three years is preferred.
  • Specialized litigation experience includes reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness; retrieving and assembling information for hearing or trial use; researching legal sources to obtain or verify information; maintaining file systems; and using automated software to produce legal reports, documents, correspondence, and related materials.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
  • Hands-on familiarity with computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat is required.
  • The ability to consistently deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure is important.
  • The candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.
Responsibilities
  • Provide direct legal support to attorneys, investigators, and paralegals by receiving and reviewing incoming materials and determining whether legal documents, including charging instruments, motions, orders, pleadings, deposition notices, trial subpoenas, and grand jury subpoenas, need to be assembled and prepared, considering the nature and status of each case.
  • Proofread and edit drafts of legal documents, including motions, orders, correspondence, discovery requests and responses, and pleadings; prepare recurring legal documents in accordance with applicable style and format rules.
  • Electronically file documents at attorneys' direction with the appropriate state or federal court, applying knowledge of local court rules and practices.
  • Assist with trial preparation by independently compiling trial notebooks and witness and exhibit lists.
  • Prepare and track grand jury subpoenas and returns; process and organize legal data and supporting materials; organize, process, and copy documents; and assemble record materials for court filings.
  • Compose original letters using knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology, including transmittal letters for pleadings, extension requests, notices of actions or developments in referred cases, and notices to attorneys representing defendants.
  • Perform ancillary office-support functions requiring knowledge of United States Attorneys programs and operations.
  • Open, update, and close cases in the automated case-tracking system and search its database for information as needed.
  • Obligate funds for litigation expenses and monitor their continued necessity.
  • Review bills and invoices and submit them to the budget office for payment.
  • Maintain calendars for active cases; track filing, hearing, and trial dates, scheduling conferences and interviews; maintain a suspense system; inform attorneys of pending dates and deadlines; schedule appointments, interviews, and conferences; and remind attorneys of commitments and court appearances.
  • Assemble physical and electronic files for new cases, file materials chronologically, prepare and print conflict-of-interest sheets, number initial case materials and discovery, and send additional discovery to outside parties as directed by the assigned attorney.
  • Prepare case files for closing by organizing documents chronologically, ensuring relevant documents are included, and preparing a closing sheet for the assigned attorney's signature.
  • Receive visitors, answer telephones, refer callers or take messages, deliver papers to and retrieve papers from the federal courthouse, and provide information about pending and closed matters, cases, office functions, and general procedures; determine which matters should be referred to an Assistant U.S. Attorney and their urgency.
  • Attend required and appropriate meetings and trainings.
  • Produce written documents and materials using office software such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and other databases; integrate output from different software types, including database tables and spreadsheet charts or graphs, into word-processing or desktop-publishing documents; produce complicated tables, graphs, and charts for legal documents or courtroom presentations; and ensure correct formatting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
  • When appropriate, provide automated litigation assistance for trial preparation and courtroom presentations, including transcribing dictation; use software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters; prepare trial documents, charts, and visual materials; and provide technical support such as enlarging charts and photographs, duplicating tapes and videos, and marking exhibits.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Over three years of specialized litigation experience is preferred.

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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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