Paralegal

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 :

Works under the direction of Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor. Performs the following tasks while complying with established procedures : compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents; summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files; performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery); indexes, tracks and exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial. Prepares exhibit cross-references. Assists attorneys in courtroom. Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria. Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.

• 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-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 client attorneys 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 case attorneys by scheduling appointments, interviews, conferences, providing reminders of commitments and court appearances.
• Assist client attorneys in producing discovery to opposing 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 Filing system.
• Produces a variety of written documents using templates and materials utilizing a range of office software applications.
• Completes all aspects of travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and client 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 :

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.

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

Email : info@cgsfederal.com

44,922.45 - $57,757.44 a year

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Salary : $44,922 - $57,757