Paralegal

About the role

Employment Type: Full-Time, Entry Level
Department: Legal
CGS Paralegal position available.

Responsibilities

• Collections: Collects court ordered restitutions and fines of criminal and civil defendants
• Document Preparation: Drafts legal documents, files legal documents using ECF, prepares garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents for collection
• Communication: Sends demand letters, files liens, runs credit reports, prepares and submits subpoenas, communicates with and coordinates collection activity with AUSAs in the Monetary Penalties Unit (MPU)
• Research: Completes fact research in public information databases and other research databases to gather information and identify assets
• Legal Documents: Prepares legal documents using templates, completes all aspects of travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and Department of Justice (DOJ) policies, produces a variety of written documents using templates and materials utilizing a range of office software applications
• Support Functions: 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, answering phones, logging messages, and faxing information
• Case Management: Opens new case files, closes case files, organizes case files, and record material for disposition or storage
• Calendar Management: Maintains calendar of active cases and assigned AUSAs by scheduling appointments, interviews, conferences, providing reminders of commitments and court appearances
• Discovery: Assists AUSAs in producing discovery to defense counsel
• Travel Support: Maintains, manages, and organizes case material utilizing software, including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing applications
• Mail Management: Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment
• Filing: Filing pleadings using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF)
• Other Duties: 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

Qualifications

• 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
• 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
• Basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research
• 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
• 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

Skills

• Basic legal knowledge
• Knowledge of standard legal citation
• Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications
• Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure

Benefits

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

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Contact Information

Email: info@cgsfederal.com