Legal Clerk

Contact Government Services, LLC; Oxford (MS); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Legal Clerk to provide litigation support for a government project in Oxford, MS. The role includes assisting fact witnesses, managing documents, and ensuring accurate data entry. Candidates should be detail-oriented and eager to learn. The company offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain Public Trust Clearance.
• Experience in word processing and data entry/retrieval.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to fact witnesses for court appearances.
• Review and analyze data from multiple sources.
• Prepare and format management reports.

Skills

Data Entry

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Undergraduate Degree

Tools

Word Processing Software

Database Management

Job description

Legal Clerk

Employment Type: Full-Time, Entry-Level

Department: Litigation Support

CGS is seeking aLegal Clerk to provide litigation support for a large Government Project in Oxford, MS. The candidate must take the initiative to ask questions to successfully complete tasks,perform detailed work consistently, accurately, and under pressure, and beenthusiastic about learning and applying knowledge to provide excellent litigation support to the client.

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.

Responsibilities will Include:

- Work directly with fact witnesses, provide assistance and support to ensure appearance for court, pre-trial conferences, and grand jury.

- Receive visitors, field phone calls, questions and other inquiries from fact witnesses seeking information pertaining to court, pre-trial conferences, grand jury appearances and expense reimbursement.

- Obtain pertinent information for files and documents necessary to arrange witness travel and reimbursements.

- Initiate contact/notify fact witnesses concerning travel arrangements, appearance date/time,

and determine any special circumstances or needs of the fact witness. Use judgment to determine when AUSA should be notified of special circumstances or needs of fact witnesses.

- Meet with fact witnesses upon arrival to designated hearing or pre-trial conference, offer and perform courtroom orientation, accompany witness to court, ensure a safe waiting area is available, and collect necessary documentation and signatures for fact witness reimbursement documents

- Complete variable aspects of recurring documents in conformance with the rules governing their style and format. Compose original letters that do not require legal interpretations but require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology relevant to fact witness laws and regulations.

Required Experience & Education:

-High school diploma required, undergraduate degree preferred

- Provide word processing and data entry/retrieval

- Ability to review and analyze data and information from multiple sources

- Ability to establish case/project files

- Ability to enter and retrieve data from databases

- Ability to prepare and format management reports

- Ability to manipulate, transfer, compute and print information

- Ability to prepare and correct reports and correspondence using word processing software

- Schedule appointments

- Answer inquiries regarding case-related information as maintained in the database

- Answer inquiries regarding case-related status

- Obtain additional information from other agencies/organizations

- Maintain internal status information on the disposition of designated information, files, and assets

- Assure information is accurate and perform analytical computations necessary to process data

- Provide administrative information and assistance concerning case or file to other agencies or organizations

- Must be a US Citizen

- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust 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 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.

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 government innovation!

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

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$18 - $18 an hour