The Role
Provides administrative and litigation support to attorneys, including preparing legal documents, managing case files, scanning discovery, maintaining court calendars, assembling trial exhibits, assisting with electronic court filings, closing and archiving files, and supporting administrative projects. The role also serves as a receptionist backup and requires strong communication, attention to detail, computer proficiency, and eligibility for a Public Trust clearance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Legal Assistant
Employment Type: Full-Time, Entry-level
Department: Legal Services
CGS is seeking a Legal Assistant to assist with administrative and legal support for a large Federal agency located in Denver, CO.
CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate 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 client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve 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!
Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:
https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/
For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:
Email: [email protected]
Skills Required
- At least one year of specialized litigation experience
- Over three years of specialized litigation experience
- Experience reviewing legal documents for completeness
- Experience retrieving and assembling information for hearings or trials
- Experience researching legal sources to obtain or verify information
- Experience maintaining legal file systems
- Experience using automated software to produce legal reports, documents, and correspondence
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Hands-on familiarity with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat
- Ability to deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
- Must be a United States citizen
- Must have lived in the United States for at least three of the last five years
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The Company
What We Do
CGS Federal is a government contractor that simplifies and enhances government operations by optimizing human, technical, and financial resources. They provide customized solutions including IT infrastructure, software development, cloud services, and eDiscovery support. By combining cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel, they aim to solve complex challenges for federal agencies with an agile, data-driven approach, demonstrating a strong commitment to public service and agency success.
