Senior Paralegal - Federal Discovery & Trial Prep

CGS Federal; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS seeks an experienced Paralegal IV to support a large Federal agency initiative in the Legal Services department. The role involves organizing high volumes of discovery data, preparing materials for AUSAs, and performing extensive legal research.

You will draft pleadings, redact documents, and assist with trial preparations, including exhibit preparation and reviewing complex records. U.S. citizenship and suitability for a background investigation are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of professional paralegal support experience.
• Experience processing and reviewing complex discovery materials.
• Assisting in trial preparation by organizing and indexing evidentiary exhibits.
• Reviewing legal documents to extract relevant information.
• Verifying citations and statutory references in documents.
• Using computerized databases for legal research and document organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain adjudication for background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Organize and process high volumes of data and discovery documents, including electronic discovery.
• Prepare materials for AUSAs in discovery and motions, briefs, and other legal documents.
• Locate information sources for criminal investigations and trials across various government agencies.
• Read, annotate, summarize transcripts and records; compile factual memoranda.

Skills

Data organization

Discovery processing

Legal research

Trial preparation support

Drafting and redacting documents

Education

Minimum 3 years paralegal support

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)

Document review platforms

Job description

CGS seeks an experienced Paralegal IV to support a large Federal agency initiative in the Legal Services department. The role involves organizing high volumes of discovery data, preparing materials for AUSAs, and performing extensive legal research.

You will draft pleadings, redact documents, and assist with trial preparations, including exhibit preparation and reviewing complex records. U.S. citizenship and suitability for a background investigation are required.