Law Clerk I

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Job summary

A federal contracting firm is seeking a Law Clerk to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The ideal candidate will provide litigation support, including legal research and document review. This role requires a Juris Doctor degree or equivalent, and offers a full-time position with opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment. Salary range is $70,000 - $80,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Requires Juris Doctor (JD) degree or equivalent.
• Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems.
• Extensive experience with cite checking and legal research.
• Hands-on familiarity with various computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex legal research for the trial staff.
• Assist in preparing draft legal documents such as motions and briefs.
• Conduct research of pertinent laws and new cases.
• Assist attorneys with all phases of litigation.

Skills

Legal research

Document review

Cite checking

Legal writing

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Tools

Westlaw

LEXIS

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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) provided pay range

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Base pay range

$70,000.00/yr - $80,000.00/yr

Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level

Department: Legal

CGS is seeking a Law Clerk to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency. This position will allow candidates to demonstrate expertise in providing litigation support tasks like cite checking, document review, legal research, and numerous other relevant tasks.

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:

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

Qualifications:

• Requires Juris Doctor (JD) degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study or, an equivalent level of legal training or experience or an equivalent level of education may be substituted
• 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
• Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important
  
  
  
  
  

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, preferred
• Experience with Relativity, strongly preferred and should be referenced within resume
• Publication of legal writings highly preferred
• Participation in Law Review highly preferred
• Current or active clearance
  
  
  
  
  

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 clients’ 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 meaningful government innovation!

Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:

https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/

For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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