Paralegal

Contact Government Services, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Contact Government Services, LLC is seeking an entry‑level Paralegal to provide litigation and administrative support to United States Attorneys. You will draft and file legal documents, prepare trial notebooks, manage case files, and coordinate discovery with AUSAs.

Ideal candidates have a paralegal certificate or JD (or are in ABA‑accredited programs) and at least one year of legal experience. Proficiency with ECF, Lexis/Westlaw, and eDiscovery will be valued.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or related project experience.
• Experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; proficient with standard software.

Responsibilities

• Provide litigation and administrative support to US Attorneys.
• Draft, file and manage legal documents using ECF and templates.
• Prepare trial notebooks, jury instructions, and witness lists.
• Open/close and organize case files; maintain calendars and reminders.
• Coordinate with AUSAs and support discovery production.
• Research information in public databases and internal systems.

Skills

Litigation support

Legal document drafting

ECF filing

Case management

Discovery support

Trial preparation

Legal research

Communication skills

ESI tools familiarity

Research databases

Education

Paralegal certificate

JD/attending ABA law school

Tools

ECF

LEXIS

Westlaw

Case management software

Job description

Paralegal

Employment Type: Full-Time, Entry Level

Department: Legal

As a CGS Paralegal, you will work under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor. You will provide litigation and administrative support to a group of United States Attorneys.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Collects court ordered restitutions and fines of criminal and civil defendants.
• Drafts legal documents, and files legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF),
• Prepares garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents for collection.
• Sends demand letters, files liens, runs credit reports, prepares and submits subpoenas.
• Manages and tracks collection activity in an internal database.
• Communicates with and coordinates collection activity with AUSAs in the Monetary Penalties Unit (MPU).
• Completes fact research in public information databases and other research databases to gather information and identify assets.
• Prepares legal documents using templates, such as motions, memoranda, subpoenas, correspondence, discovery documents and other similar documents and forms.
• Prepares all recurring legal documents in conformance with rules governing their style and format.
• Performs routine document center support functions, such as photocopying, delivering items, assembling notebooks, pulling file copies of documents, tabbing binders, numbering, binding, labeling, re‑filing documents, shelving, packing boxes and preparing them for shipment, bate stamping, retrieving case materials, completing log sheets, answering phones, logging messages, and faxing information.
• Provides trial preparation assistance to AUSAs by independently compiling trial notebooks, preparing jury instructions, drafting witness and exhibit lists.
• Opens new case files, closes case files, organizes case files, and records material for disposition or storage.
• Maintains calendar of active cases and assigned AUSAs by scheduling appointments, interviews, conferences, providing reminders of commitments and court appearances.
• Assists AUSAs in producing discovery for defense counsel.
• Maintains, manages, and organizes case material utilizing software, including databases, spreadsheets, and word processing applications.
• Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment.
• Files pleadings using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF).
• Produces a variety of written documents using templates and materials utilizing a range of office software applications.
• Completes all aspects of travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and Department of Justice (DOJ) policies, including traveling arrangements, submitting authorizations, completing vouchers, and submitting local mileage claims.
• Sorts incoming mail and prepares outgoing mail including packaging boxes for shipment.

Qualifications:

• Requires paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
• One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.
• Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required; trial experience very helpful.
• Automated litigation support experience valued. Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and hands‑on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

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.