[Hiring] Law Clerk I @Contact Government Services
Role Description CGS is seeking a Law Clerk to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency. This position will allow candidates to demonstrate expertise in providing litigation support tasks like cite checking, document review, legal research, and numerous other relevant tasks.
- Works under the direction of a Project Supervisor or Project Manager.
- Performs complex legal research for the trial staff.
- Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc.
- Reviews and conducts research for ROI (Release of Information).
- Reviews new cases and conducts research of pertinent laws.
- Edits previously submitted final decisions and writes/researches legal opinions on newest case.
- Edits and reviews cases for issuance.
- Responds to citizen letters.
- Reviews AMICUS briefs.
- Briefs attorneys regarding legal issues, theories and draft statement of facts.
- Assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation.
- Cite checking via online legal research tools (Westlaw and Lexis) and blue book.
Qualifications
- Requires Juris Doctor (JD) degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study or, an equivalent level of legal training or experience or an equivalent level of education may be substituted.
- Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
- Thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
- Extensive experience with cite checking and blue book.
- Experience performing complex legal research.
- Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.
- Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
Requirements
- Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, preferred.
- Experience with Relativity, strongly preferred and should be referenced within resume.
- Publication of legal writings highly preferred.
- Participation in Law Review highly preferred.
- Current or active clearance.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision.
- Life Insurance.
- 401k.
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays.