Legal Assistant
Employment Type: Full-Time Entry-level
Department: Legal Services
CGS is seeking two (2) Legal Assistants to assist with administrative and legal support fora large Federal agency located in Denver CO.
CGS 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.
Job Duties:
- Prepares a variety of legal documents and correspondence in final format.
- Assists attorneys in preparing for court. Scans discovery into an automated system.
- Maintains a court calendar assembles trial and grand jury exhibits and notebooks.
- Maintains a variety of legal files. Ensures that legal documentation is maintained correctly within specific case files. Is responsible for closing files to be stored onsite and shipping closed files to be archived offsite.
- Assists attorneys and paralegal with the electronic filing of legal documents Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) with the Court (training to be provided)
- Reviews files and corrects any omissions in records. Checks all closed files to ensure the proper procedures have been followed and the closing process is complete.
- Assists the Administrative Division with special projects. This may include but is not limited to mail move court runs etc.
- Serves as back-up receptionist
Requirements:
- At least one year of specialized litigation experience required however over three years is preferred.
- Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing legal documents such as complaints motions orders answers pleadings subpoenas and libels for completeness of information; retrieving and assembling information for hearing and/or trial use researching a variety of legal sources to obtain and/or verify information; maintaining file systems; and using automated software to produce legal related reports documents correspondence and related materials.
- Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Should have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications such as MS Word MS Excel MS Outlook and Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
- Must be a United States Citizen and have lived in the United States for at least 3 out of the last 5 years.
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.
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