Federal Law Clerk — Litigation Research

CGS Federal; United States; In loco; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Descrizione del lavoro

CGS Federal is seeking a mid-level Law Clerk to support a large federal agency. The role focuses on litigation support, including legal research, cite checking, and drafting pleadings and memoranda of law.

The position requires JD or current study at an ABA-accredited law school, strong familiarity with Westlaw and Lexis, and the ability to work under pressure while adhering to Bluebook standards.

Competenze

• JD or current attendance at ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state court systems and legal research procedures.
• Proficiency with LEXIS and Westlaw for research and citations.
• Experience performing complex legal research and cite checking with blue book accuracy.
• Hands-on familiarity with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and document management systems.

Mansioni

• Works under the direction of a Project Supervisor or Project Manager.
• Performs complex legal research for the trial staff.
• Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc.
• Reviews and conducts research for ROI (Release of Information).
• Reviews new cases and conducts research of pertinent laws.
• Edits final decisions and writes/researches legal opinions on new cases.
• Edits and reviews cases for issuance; responds to citizen letters.
• Reviews AMICUS briefs; briefs attorneys on legal issues and facts.
• Assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation; cite checking via Westlaw and Lexis and blue book.

Conoscenze

Legal research

Cite checking

Drafting legal documents

Bluebook mastery

Working under pressure

Formazione

Juris Doctor (JD)

ABA-accredited law school (current student or completed year)

Strumenti

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

Descrizione del lavoro

CGS Federal is seeking a mid-level Law Clerk to support a large federal agency. The role focuses on litigation support, including legal research, cite checking, and drafting pleadings and memoranda of law.

The position requires JD or current study at an ABA-accredited law school, strong familiarity with Westlaw and Lexis, and the ability to work under pressure while adhering to Bluebook standards.