Job Description

As a CGS Paralegal, you will work under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor, providing 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. They offer an environment in which employees feel supported, and they encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Collect court ordered restitutions and fines of criminal and civil defendants
• Draft legal documents and file legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF)
• Prepare garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents for collection
• Send demand letters, file liens, run credit reports, prepare and submit subpoenas
• Manage and track collection activity in an internal database
• Communicate with and coordinate collection activity with AUSAs in the Monetary Penalties Unit (MPU)
• Complete fact research in public information databases and other research databases to gather information and identify assets
• Prepare legal documents using templates, such as motions, memoranda, subpoenas, correspondence, discovery documents and other similar documents and forms
• Perform routine document center support functions, such as photocopying, delivering items, assembling notebooks
• Provide trial preparation assistance to AUSAs by independently compiling trial notebooks, preparing jury instructions, drafting witness, and exhibit lists
• Open new case files, close case files, organizing case files, and record material for disposition or storage
• Maintain 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
• Maintain, manages, and organizes case material utilizing software, including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing applications
• Sort incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment
• File pleadings using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF)
• Produce a variety of written documents using templates ad materials utilizing a range of office software applications
• Complete all aspects of travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and Department of Justice (DOJ) policies
• Sort incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment

Requirements

• 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
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience 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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• No benefits