Paralegal: eDiscovery & Litigation Support

Cgsfederal; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS is seeking a dedicated Paralegal to join a fast-paced legal team to assist with a broad range of legal accounts. The role reports to the Office of General Counsel and involves researching, drafting, discovery processing, and preparation of legal documents and memoranda.

The position requires a paralegal certificate or JD (or current ABA-accredited law school enrollment) with at least two years of litigation paralegal experience and solid knowledge of LEXIS/Westlaw.

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience is required; trial experience is very helpful.
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Must have 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 hands‑on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• The ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support reporting to the OGC.
• Receive, prioritize, and process requests such as document review or requests for advice or legal technical assistance.
• Research and locate responsive information, documents and identify relevant laws and cases.
• Perform moderately complex legal research and draft memoranda and correspondence.
• Assist in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions and briefs; conduct legal analysis and review documents for relevance and privilege.
• Review materials in discovery for relevancy and privilege and prepare privilege logs.
• Maintain documentation of records produced in discovery and case management functions.
• Assist in drafting preservation notices and litigation holds.
• Generate reports regarding case assignments and productivity using case management databases.
• Coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts and conduct overlays of material from classification review.

Skills

Legal research

Communication

Attention to detail

eDiscovery familiarity

Education

Paralegal certificate or JD or ABA‑accredited law school

Tools

LEXIS

Westlaw

MS Office

Document review systems

Job description

CGS is seeking a dedicated Paralegal to join a fast-paced legal team to assist with a broad range of legal accounts. The role reports to the Office of General Counsel and involves researching, drafting, discovery processing, and preparation of legal documents and memoranda.

The position requires a paralegal certificate or JD (or current ABA-accredited law school enrollment) with at least two years of litigation paralegal experience and solid knowledge of LEXIS/Westlaw.