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Los Angeles, CA - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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 brings motivated highly skilled and creative people together to solve the governments most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovationappreciate collaboration and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
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 run 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 including pulling file copies of documents tabbing binders numbering binding labeling re1filing documents and shelving packing boxes and preparing them for shipment bate stamping retrieving case materials completing log sheet answer 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.
- Assist AUSAs in producing discovery to defense council.
- 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 ad 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.
Our commitment:
Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human technical and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our clients specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
For the past seven years weve been growing our government contracting portfolio and along the way weve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty professionalism and quality work.
Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness professionalism in all we do and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.
We care about our employees. Therefore we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
- 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.
Join our team and become part of meaningful government innovation!
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Employment Type

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