Paralegal (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Summary

CGS Federal is seeking a dedicated Paralegal to join a fast-paced and hard-working team to assist with any legal accounts. As a Paralegal, you will play a key role in supporting various aspects of the company's portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Contractor shall provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support reporting to the OGC and will be detailed to assist LITB or IALB
• Contractor shall receive, prioritize, and process requests such as document review or requests for advice or legal technical assistance
• Contractor shall research and locate responsive information documents and identify relevant laws, judicial decisions, and legal articles
• Contractor shall perform typical Paralegal functions, including: moderately complex legal research; synopsizing transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use; reviewing case related materials; and identifying potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation
• Contractor shall write preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence
• Contractor shall assist in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, exhibits, etc.; conducting legal analysis, reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation
• Contractor shall review materials in discovery for relevancy and privilege
• Contractor shall prepare privilege logs
• Contractor shall maintain documentation of records produced in discovery, correspondence sent, and case management functions performed
• Contractor shall assist in the drafting and issuing of preservation notices and litigation holds
• Contractor shall design, generate, and transmit reports regarding case assignments and productivity using case management databases
• Contractor shall analyze and interpret requests from customers
• Contractor shall research, locate, and gather material relevant to DU requests including conducting outreach and informal interviews to respond to discovery requests and interrogatories
• Contractor shall assist in preparation of declarations
• Contractor shall scan paper materials to save as an image file (e.g., .PDF)
• Contractor shall conduct legal privilege reviews using Veritas eDiscovery Platform, Adobe Pro, or other discovery review platforms provided by the FBI
• Contractor shall analyze documents and media files, and proficiently apply redactions to diverse types of privileged information
• Contractor shall review the work of peers for accuracy and provide constructive edits to ensure quality and thoroughness of review and processing
• Contractor shall support and collaborate the management efforts to foster teamwork, planning and decision making
• Contractor shall organize and maintain accurate records of assigned requests. This includes keeping detailed case notes, utilizing discovery work plans, using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and entering case information and metrics into the OGC-LITB case tracking database
• Contractor shall prepare electronic and/or paper releases for release to customers
• Contractor shall provide a high degree of professionalism and customer service in all interactions with DU customers
• Contractor shall prioritize and schedule projects to accomplish objectives
• Contractor shall assist in representation efforts of the FBI in challenging situations
• Contractor shall coordinate classification reviews with subject matter experts and shall perform overlays of material returned from classification review
• Contractor shall maintain close collaboration of projects with discovery team members
• Contractor shall serve as consultant to Government employees regarding privilege application and document production
• Contractor shall communicate with employees at all levels of the FBI to complete projects with a high degree of professionalism
• Contractor shall provide weekly statuses to management and periodic updates to Assistant General Counsels and other DU customers
• Contractor shall conduct searches of FBI systems and databases to retrieve relevant documents or files (e.g., Sentinel, Internal Policy Office Policy Library and Policy Archives)
• Contractor will perform legal and other research, provide support to the Legal Hold program as well as the Freeze List, and support tasks associated with information management/governance as well as technology and its intersection with the law to name a few

Skills

• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience is required; trial experience is very helpful
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw
• Must have 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 hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources
• The ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience is required; trial experience is very helpful
• At least one year of experience in automated litigation support. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw
• Must have 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 hands-on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources
• The ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important

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