CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Federal professional services

Paralegal

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportPosted on Nov 10

Full-time$50k - $60k /yrHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

A paralegal certificate, Juris Doctor, or current attendance at an American Bar Association-accredited law school with at least one year of study is required. 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.
Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation skills to cite-check legal motions and memoranda, and sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LexisNexis and Westlaw to perform basic legal research are required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and hands-on familiarity with computer applications, including word processing, databases such as document review and file management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems are required.
Basic familiarity with electronically stored information tools and knowledge of electronic discovery procedures and resources are required.
Ability to deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure is required.

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 factual 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 conformance with rules governing style and format.
Perform document center support, including photocopying, delivering items, assembling notebooks, pulling file copies, tabbing binders, numbering, binding, labeling and refiling documents, shelving, packing and preparing boxes for shipment, bate stamping, retrieving case materials, completing log sheets, answering phones, logging messages, and faxing information.
Assist with trial preparation by independently compiling trial notebooks, preparing jury instructions, and drafting witness and exhibit lists.
Open, close, and organize case files and record materials for disposition or storage.
Maintain calendars of 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 to defense counsel.
Maintain, manage, and organize case materials using databases, spreadsheets, and word-processing applications.
Sort incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail, including packaging boxes for shipment.
Produce written documents using templates and materials with a range of office software applications.
Complete travel arrangements and documentation in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and Department of Justice policies, including authorizations, vouchers, and local mileage claims.

Desired Qualifications

Trial experience is helpful.
Automated litigation support experience is valued.

Salary Range: 50000 to 60000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Paralegal

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. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success:

- Collects court ordered restitutions and fines of criminal and civil defendants.

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

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

- Sends demand letters, files liens, run credit reports, prepares and submits subpoenas.

- 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, re[1]filing documents and shelving, packing boxes and preparing them for shipment, bate stamping, retrieving case materials, completing log sheet, answer 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 record material for disposition or storage.

- Maintains calendar of active cases and assigned AUSAs by scheduling appointments, interviews, conferences, providing reminders of commitments and court appearances.

- Assist AUSAs in producing discovery to defense council.

- 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.

- Filing pleadings using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF).

- Produces a variety of written documents using templates ad 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; trial experience very helpful.

- 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.

Our commitment:

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

- Health, Dental, and Vision

- Life Insurance

- 401k

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

- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

Join our team and become part of meaningful government innovation!

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https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/

For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:

Email: [email protected]

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About the Company

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Federal professional services

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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