Paralegal

Cgsfederal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Paralegal to support litigation and administrative tasks for United States Attorneys. The role emphasizes drafting, filing, and organizing legal documents, as well as trial preparation and eDiscovery.

The candidate should bring paralegal certification or JD, with strong research and communication skills. Responsibilities include preparing legal documents, managing case materials, coordinating with AUSAs, and maintaining calendars.

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 is required; trial experience helpful.
• Proficiency with Lexis and Westlaw for legal research and citation checking.
• Strong written and oral communication; familiarity with databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.

Responsibilities

• Collects court-ordered restitutions and fines of defendants.
• Drafts and files legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF).
• Prepares garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents.
• Sends demand letters, files liens, and prepares subpoenas.
• Manages and tracks collection activity in internal databases.

Skills

Legal research tools

Drafting and filing documents

Communication skills

Document management

Education

Paralegal certificate

Juris Doctor (JD)

ABA-accredited law school student

Tools

ECF system

Microsoft Office

Job description

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. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting‑edge technology. We are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others.

Our environment supports professional growth through learning opportunities and encourages collaboration.

Responsibilities

• 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 and shelving, packing boxes and preparing them for shipment, bate stamping, retrieving case materials, completing log sheet, 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.
• Opening new case files, closing case files, organizing case files, and record 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 to 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.
• Filing 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

EEO Statement

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.