Law Clerk I: Federal Litigation Research & Citations

CGS Federal; Miami (FL); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, and vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Flexible Spending Account (Commuter)

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Résumé du poste

CGS Federal in Miami, FL is seeking a Law Clerk I to support a federal agency's litigation needs. You will perform legal research, cite checking, document review, and draft memos and motions under supervision.

The role emphasizes proficiency with Westlaw/ Lexis, Bluebook citation, and Relativity for e-discovery. A JD or current ABA-accredited law student with one year completed is required, with opportunities for growth.

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Legal research

Cite checking

Bluebook

Litigation support

Westlaw

Lexis

Relativity

Document review

Formation

Juris Doctor (JD)

Outils

Relativity

Westlaw

Lexis

Document management systems

Description du poste

CGS Federal in Miami, FL is seeking a Law Clerk I to support a federal agency's litigation needs. You will perform legal research, cite checking, document review, and draft memos and motions under supervision.

The role emphasizes proficiency with Westlaw/ Lexis, Bluebook citation, and Relativity for e-discovery. A JD or current ABA-accredited law student with one year completed is required, with opportunities for growth.