Federal Law Clerk I — Litigation Support & Research

CGS Federal; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Law Clerk to join our Legal team supporting a large federal agency. This mid-level role focuses on litigation support, including cite checking, document review, legal research, and drafting tasks.

You will work under supervision of a Project Supervisor or Project Manager, perform complex legal research, review cases and ROI, and assist attorneys through all phases of litigation using Westlaw, Lexis, and Relativity. A JD or current law student status is required.

Qualifications

• JD or current ABA‑accredited law student with at least one year completed.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state court systems and legal research procedures.
• Extensive experience with Lexis and Westlaw.
• Experience with cite checking and Bluebook.
• Hands-on familiarity with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and imaging.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex legal research for the trial staff.
• Assist in drafting motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc.
• Review and research ROI (Release of Information).
• Review new cases and pertinent laws.
• Edit final decisions and draft statements of facts.
• Assist attorneys in all phases of litigation.
• Cite checking via Westlaw and Lexis and Bluebook.

Skills

Legal research

Cite checking

Drafting legal documents

Document review

Bluebook

Case law research

Litigation support

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or law student

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Law Clerk to join our Legal team supporting a large federal agency. This mid-level role focuses on litigation support, including cite checking, document review, legal research, and drafting tasks.

You will work under supervision of a Project Supervisor or Project Manager, perform complex legal research, review cases and ROI, and assist attorneys through all phases of litigation using Westlaw, Lexis, and Relativity. A JD or current law student status is required.