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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Federal professional services

Paralegal

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

About the job

Requirements
  • Requires a paralegal certificate, a Juris Doctor, or current attendance at an American Bar Association-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
  • Requires at least two years of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is helpful.
  • Requires at least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
  • Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
  • Requires thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
  • Requires hands-on familiarity with computer applications, including word processing, databases such as document review and file management systems, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
  • Requires hands-on familiarity with electronically stored information tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
  • Must be able to deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure.
Responsibilities
  • Provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support to the Office of the General Counsel, assisting the Litigation Branch or Information Access Litigation Branch; develop work products with minimal direct supervision under written guidelines.
  • Receive, prioritize, and process requests, including document review and requests for advice or legal technical assistance.
  • Research and locate responsive documents and identify relevant laws, judicial decisions, and legal articles.
  • Perform moderately complex legal research; summarize hearing and oral-argument transcripts for attorney use; review case-related materials; and identify potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
  • Write preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence.
  • Assist in preparing draft legal documents, including motions, briefs, memoranda of law, and exhibits; conduct legal analysis; review documents for relevance and privilege; and assist attorneys in all phases of litigation.
  • Review discovery materials for relevance and privilege, and prepare privilege logs.
  • Maintain documentation of records produced in discovery, correspondence sent, and case-management functions performed.
  • Assist in drafting and issuing preservation notices and litigation holds.
  • Design, generate, and transmit reports on case assignments and productivity using case-management databases.
  • Analyze and interpret customer requests; research, locate, and gather material relevant to discovery-unit requests, including conducting outreach and informal interviews to respond 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 discovery review platforms provided by the FBI.
  • Analyze documents and media files and apply redactions to different types of privileged information.
  • Review peers’ work for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure review and processing quality and thoroughness.
  • Support and collaborate on management efforts involving teamwork, planning, and decision-making.
  • Organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests, including detailed case notes and discovery work plans; use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and enter case information and metrics into 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 discovery-unit customers.
  • Prioritize and schedule projects to accomplish objectives, and assist in representing the FBI in challenging situations.
  • Coordinate classification reviews with subject-matter experts and perform overlays of materials returned from classification review.
  • Collaborate closely with discovery-team members and advise 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 discovery-unit customers.
  • Search FBI systems and databases to retrieve relevant documents or files, including Sentinel, the Internal Policy Office Policy Library, and Policy Archives.
  • Perform legal and other research; support the Legal Hold program and Freeze List; and support information management and governance tasks involving technology and its intersection with 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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