Financial Litigation Unit Paralegal

Contact Government Services•Buffalo, NY

14d•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

As a Financial Litigation Unit Paralegal, you will apply investigative, analytical, and legal research skills to support the enforcement of criminal and civil debt collection. You will serve as a key member of the litigation team, responsible for conducting financial investigations, preparing legal documents, and evaluating debtor assets. Your role will include drafting motions, analyzing financial records, coordinating with witnesses and agencies, and helping build legally sound cases in pursuit of debts owed to the U.S. government. 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.

Requirements

At this capacity, the candidate must be able to:

Nice To Haves

A high school degree is required but a college degree or paralegal certificate is preferred.
A minimum of 2 years paralegal experience is preferred.
Proficiency in various computer software programs (e.g., Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook) required.

Responsibilities

Conduct financial investigations and provide analytical services in the collection of criminal monetary penalties and civil debts. Draft and/or prepare letters, forms, & reports to initiate the collection of debts. Obtain & analyze financial information on debtors. Conduct interviews of debtors and agency officials to assist with the action of pursing legal action against debtors.
Prepare and organize evidence and discovery to support debt collection. Sources of discovery include the defendant, the defendant’s family members, the defendant’s businesses, banks, brokerages, title insurers, lenders, employers, and credit grantors.
Monitor the progress of pending cases to ensure legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, & other documents are prepared & submitted in a timely manner. Examine & evaluate information in case files.
Draft & prepare legal & administrative briefs, motions, foreclosures, garnishments, & other legal actions for review by AUSA. Develop legally supportable conclusions. Verify citations & statutory references.
Analyze and interpret tax records and credit bureau reports to assess collectability and trace assets such as real property and personal accounts.
Use multiple computerized databases and research references such as agency manuals, directives, issuances, court reports, appellate records or legal publications to obtain data related to public records information, judgment and lien information, Secretary of State records, and publicly filed financial information. Determine which statutes, regulations, cases, procedures and/or policies need to be researched. Prepare the initial summary, organize the research, & determine what is pertinent to the case.
Conduct interviews of debtors, third parties, employers, and agency officials to determine the effectiveness of pursuing legal action against debtors in default.
Independently prepares a variety of substantive legal documents to include various complaints, motions, judgments, garnishments, and other legal actions to affect necessary pre- and post-judgment action regarding debts owed to the U.S. government to be reviewed prior to filing.
Examine and evaluates information in case files, for case litigation worthiness and appropriate titles of law
Determine the need for additional information, independent surveys, evidence, and witnesses, and plans a comprehensive approach to obtain this information
Through on-site visits, interviews, and review of records on operations, look for and evaluates the relevance and worth of evidence
Selects, summarizes, and compiles comparative data to examine and evaluate respondent's deficiencies in order to provide evidence of illegal practices or patterns
Review economic trends and forecasts at the national and regional level to evaluate the impact of successful prosecution and potential remedial provisions of ongoing investigations and litigation
Identify types of record keeping systems and types of records maintained which would be relevant. Gathers, sorts, and interprets data from various record systems including computer information systems
Interview potential witnesses for information and prepares witnesses for court appearances
Develop statistics and tabulations, such as standard deviations, regression analyses, and weighting, to provide leads and supportive data for case litigation. Prepares charts, graphs, and tables to illustrate results
Analyze data, develops recommendations and justifications for the attorney(s) who will take the matter to court. Continues to work with the attorney(s) during the progress of the case, obtaining and developing further evidence and exhibits, providing administrative assistance, and maintaining custody of exhibits, documents, and files
May appear in court as a witness to testify concerning exhibits prepared supporting plaintiff's case