Federal Law Clerk: Research, Drafting & Cite-Check

CGS Federal; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Law Clerk to support the legal mission of a large federal agency in Philadelphia. Duties include legal research, cite checking, and drafting legal documents under supervision.

Qualifications include a JD or status as a law student in an ABA-accredited program; proficiency with Westlaw and Lexis; and strong research and writing abilities. This is a full-time, on-site position with benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Requires Juris Doctor (JD) degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school.
• Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Extensive experience with cite checking and blue book.
• Experience performing complex legal research.
• Hands-on familiarity with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and imaging.

Responsibilities

• 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 finalized decisions and writes/researches legal opinions on new cases.
• Edits and reviews cases for issuance.
• Responds to citizen letters.
• Reviews AMICUS briefs.
• Briefs attorneys regarding legal issues, theories and draft statements of facts.
• Assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation.
• Cite checking via online legal research tools (Westlaw and Lexis) and blue book.

Skills

Legal research

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

ABA-accredited law school

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Document review systems

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Law Clerk to support the legal mission of a large federal agency in Philadelphia. Duties include legal research, cite checking, and drafting legal documents under supervision.

Qualifications include a JD or status as a law student in an ABA-accredited program; proficiency with Westlaw and Lexis; and strong research and writing abilities. This is a full-time, on-site position with benefits and opportunities for professional growth.