Paralegal IV

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

About the role

CGS is seeking an experienced Paralegal IV to provide support for a large Federal agency initiative. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. 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.

Responsibilities

• Organize and process high quantities of data and discovery documents, including electronic discovery.
• Ensure completeness of discovery productions and compile discovery.
• Compile, prepare, and summarize relevant materials for use by AUSAs in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs, and other legal documents.
• Seek and locate sources of information, in aid of criminal investigations and trials, through contact or correspondence with other departments and/or agencies of federal, state, and local government.
• Gather factual material independently; read, annotate, and summarize transcripts, files, and other factual aspects of the case; obtain financial and statistical information, agency records, court records, and other public records; review and analyze documents and draft factual memoranda.
• Identify conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.
• Draft jury instructions and other trial documents for filing in court.
• Perform legal research.
• Write preliminary drafts of correspondence.
• Assist AUSAs in drafting court pleadings.
• Upload electronic documents and data onto document review platforms and organize folders for review; participate in review and analysis of electronic documents.
• Redact documents and transcripts for discovery, including using electronic redaction.
• Prepare a high volume of exhibits for trial using varied media formats.
• Provide critical assistance in trial preparations; prepare documents, charts, and visual materials for use in trials; provide technical support, e.g., enlarging charts and photographs and marking exhibits.
• Provide automated litigation assistance to AUSAs in trial preparation and courtroom presentations; utilize various software applications and graphics hardware such as scanners and plotters.

Requirements

• Minimum three (3) years of professional experience involving paralegal support services, including:
  • Experience processing and reviewing complex discovery.
  • Assisting in trial preparation by compiling, organizing, and indexing various evidentiary exhibits.
  • Reviewing legal documents to extract information related to specific issues.
  • Verifying citations and statutory references contained in legal documents.
  • Utilizing various computerized database programs, including automated legal research tools and public information to organize extensive documents.
  • Conducting legal research.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain adjudication for the requisite background investigation.

About CGS

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 eight 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.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• 401k.
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays.