Law Clerk I: Federal Litigation Research & Support

CGS Federal; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Law Clerk to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role involves conducting complex legal research, cite checking with Westlaw/Lexis, preparing draft legal documents, and supporting all phases of litigation in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have a JD or be in law school with strong research skills, knowledge of federal/state courts, and familiarity with Relativity and document management systems.

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.
• 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

• Performs complex legal research for the trial staff.
• Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law.
• Cite checking via online legal research tools (Westlaw and Lexis) and blue book.
• Reviews and conducts research for ROI (Release of Information).
• Assists attorneys with all phases of litigation.
• Reviews AMICUS briefs and briefs attorneys regarding legal issues and statements of facts.

Skills

Legal research

Cite checking

Document review

Westlaw

Lexis

Bluebook

Litigation support

Communication

Time management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Relativity

Westlaw

Lexis

Document management systems

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Law Clerk to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role involves conducting complex legal research, cite checking with Westlaw/Lexis, preparing draft legal documents, and supporting all phases of litigation in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have a JD or be in law school with strong research skills, knowledge of federal/state courts, and familiarity with Relativity and document management systems.