Senior Paralegal
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services), Lansing, MI, United States
Senior Paralegal
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Legal
Overview CGS is seeking an experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal to join a fast-moving, extremely active in‑house government legal team. The role supports the litigation portfolio, including eDiscovery, workflow management, and attorney support.
Responsibilities
Prepares a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically complex in format.
Reviews incoming documents and material, considers the nature and status of the case involved.
Prepares indictments, arrest warrants, summonses, true bills, motions, orders, non‑disclosure applications, plea agreements, grand jury and trial subpoenas, and legal memoranda.
Obtains required information from criminal case files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources to include in legal documents before submitting to the appropriate AUSA for review.
Ensures recurring legal documents conform to local court rules and style/format guidelines.
Assists attorneys in preparing for trial by compiling trial and witness notebooks, preparing and organizing trial exhibits, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists.
Coordinates with victim/witness specialists to ensure adherence to departmental guidelines, and notifies case agents and office staff of victim/witness issues.
Uses original and online legal resources including Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis to verify legal citations and statutory references, and researches to confirm accuracy.
Proofreads, edits, and revises legal briefs.
Electronically files legal documents with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system.
Develops and organizes tables of contents and indices to briefs, lists cited cases, opinions, and miscellaneous references.
Composes original correspondence requiring knowledge of legal procedures and terminology, transmits proposed orders to the court, requests extensions of time, and advises on actions taken.
Scans, inputs, and links case-related materials into electronic discovery databases, manages those databases, uploads/downloads documents and materials from law enforcement partners, and manages discovery processing and production.
Proficiently bates‑stamps and redacts discovery materials using Adobe Acrobat, employs discovery processing techniques using IPRO Eclipse.
Sends continuing discovery to defense counsel as directed by the assigned AUSA.
Maintains electronic case files, enters data in the case management system, calendars deadlines, and prepares conflict‑of‑interest and opening forms in the electronic case file.
Qualifications
Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school with at least one year of study.
At least two years of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is very helpful.
At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and research resources.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
Hands‑on familiarity with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
Hands‑on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Ability to deliver high‑quality work under extreme pressure.
Benefits
Health, Dental, and Vision
Life Insurance
401(k)
Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Salary #CJ$50,000 - $65,000 a year
Equal Opportunity Employer Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Additional Information We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process; these tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Overview CGS is seeking an experienced Senior Litigation Paralegal to join a fast-moving, extremely active in‑house government legal team. The role supports the litigation portfolio, including eDiscovery, workflow management, and attorney support.
Responsibilities
Prepares a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically complex in format.
Reviews incoming documents and material, considers the nature and status of the case involved.
Prepares indictments, arrest warrants, summonses, true bills, motions, orders, non‑disclosure applications, plea agreements, grand jury and trial subpoenas, and legal memoranda.
Obtains required information from criminal case files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources to include in legal documents before submitting to the appropriate AUSA for review.
Ensures recurring legal documents conform to local court rules and style/format guidelines.
Assists attorneys in preparing for trial by compiling trial and witness notebooks, preparing and organizing trial exhibits, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists.
Coordinates with victim/witness specialists to ensure adherence to departmental guidelines, and notifies case agents and office staff of victim/witness issues.
Uses original and online legal resources including Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis to verify legal citations and statutory references, and researches to confirm accuracy.
Proofreads, edits, and revises legal briefs.
Electronically files legal documents with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system.
Develops and organizes tables of contents and indices to briefs, lists cited cases, opinions, and miscellaneous references.
Composes original correspondence requiring knowledge of legal procedures and terminology, transmits proposed orders to the court, requests extensions of time, and advises on actions taken.
Scans, inputs, and links case-related materials into electronic discovery databases, manages those databases, uploads/downloads documents and materials from law enforcement partners, and manages discovery processing and production.
Proficiently bates‑stamps and redacts discovery materials using Adobe Acrobat, employs discovery processing techniques using IPRO Eclipse.
Sends continuing discovery to defense counsel as directed by the assigned AUSA.
Maintains electronic case files, enters data in the case management system, calendars deadlines, and prepares conflict‑of‑interest and opening forms in the electronic case file.
Qualifications
Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school with at least one year of study.
At least two years of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is very helpful.
At least one year of experience in automated litigation support.
Sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and research resources.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
Hands‑on familiarity with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
Hands‑on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Ability to deliver high‑quality work under extreme pressure.
Benefits
Health, Dental, and Vision
Life Insurance
401(k)
Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Salary #CJ$50,000 - $65,000 a year
Equal Opportunity Employer Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Additional Information We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process; these tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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