Legal Assistant

Contact Government Services; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal in Denver, CO is seeking a Legal Assistant to provide administrative and legal support for a large Federal agency. This is a full-time, entry-level position in the Legal Services department.

You will prepare legal documents, assist attorneys, maintain court calendars, manage case files, and support CM/ECF filing. Strong communication skills, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance are required. CGS offers benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized litigation experience required; more is preferred.
• Specialized experience includes reviewing legal documents for completeness and preparing information for hearing/trial use.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Hands-on familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of legal documents and correspondence in final format.
• Assists attorneys in preparing for court; scans discovery into an automated system.
• Maintains a court calendar and assembles exhibits and notebooks.
• Maintains and closes case files; ships closed files for offsite archiving.
• Assists with CM/ECF electronic filing with the Court (training provided).
• Reviews files for omissions and ensures closing procedures are complete.
• Assists Administrative Division with special projects (mail, moves, court runs).
• Serves as back-up receptionist.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

US Citizenship

Public Trust Clearance potential

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Legal Assistant

Employment Type: Full-Time, Entry-level

Department: Legal Services

CGS is seeking a Legal Assistant to assist with administrative and legal support for a large Federal agency located in Denver, CO.

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.

Job Duties:

• Prepares a variety of legal documents and correspondence in final format.
• Assists attorneys in preparing for court. Scans discovery into an automated system.
• Maintains a court calendar, assembles trial and grand jury exhibits and notebooks.
• Maintains a variety of legal files. Ensures that legal documentation is maintained correctly within specific case files. Is responsible for closing files to be stored onsite and shipping closed files to be archived offsite.
• Assists attorneys and paralegal with the electronic filing of legal documents Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) with the Court (training to be provided)
• Reviews files and corrects any omissions in records. Checks all closed files to ensure the proper procedures have been followed and the closing process is complete.
• Assists the Administrative Division with special projects. This may include but is not limited to mail, move, court runs, etc.
• Serves as back-up receptionist

Requirements:

• At least one year of specialized litigation experience required, however over three years is preferred.
• Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing legal documents such as complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, subpoenas, and libels for completeness of information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use, researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; maintaining file systems; and using automated software to produce legal related reports, documents, correspondence and related materials.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Should have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
• Must be a United States Citizen and have lived in the United States for at least 3 out of the last 5 years.

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 client’s 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.

Benefits:

• 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!

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