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Employment Type: Full Time 
Department: Legal CGS seeks a Paralegal to provide legal and administrative support to government attorneys and legal staff. The Paralegal will conduct legal research, manage case files, prepare legal documents, and assist with litigation, investigations, and administrative hearings. The ideal candidate will have experience in federal or military legal environments, proficiency with LexisNexis and Microsoft Office, and the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. 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: * Provide witness management assistance prior to, during, and after trial. * Typical assignments include working directly with fact witnesses, providing assistance and support to ensure appearance for court, pre-trial conferences, and grand jury. * Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances and expense reimbursement. * Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements. * Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearance date/time, and determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. * Use judgment to determine when client should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses. * Confer with client concerning fact witness appearance and special circumstances regarding witnesses (special authorizations, international witnesses, military/federal employee witnesses, or hostile witnesses). * Complete and submit proper documentation for special authorizations and obtain prior approval before proceeding with travel arrangements. * Prior to fact witness’ appearance, ensure all travel documents and appearance date and time have been provided to witness. * Make necessary arrangements for fact witness travel and lodging according to client policies and procedures. * Prepare and submit documentation for fact witness reimbursement, i.e. witness vouchers and other required documentation for fact witnesses. * Furnish requested information concerning pending and completed fact witness vouchers. Gather required documentation and reconcile Government Travel Accounts. * Obtain information, confer, and coordinate with the Court, Probation, Pretrial, U.S. Marshals Service, investigative agencies, and other counterparts, when necessary. * Complete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format. * Compose letters from templates that do not require legal interpretations but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations. * Perform general office procedures pertaining to fact witness management, including, but not limited to: establish and maintain a variety of fact witness files, documents and databases; assemble documents and other information for fact witness file material and retention in accordance with established procedures and client regulations; if requested, establish and maintain calendar and/or database of active and pending fact witness appearances; track hearings, trial dates, grand jury and scheduling conferences; perform other administrative and logistical fact witness management related duties as required/assigned. Qualifications: * 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. * Additionally, 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. * Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and 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, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems. * 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. 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 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 government innovation!
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