Paralegal (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Contact Government Services•Chicago, MI

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About The Position

CGS 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. 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. Skills and attributes for success: - The Contractor shall provide professional, accurate, timely, and reliable paralegal support reporting to the OGC and will be detailed to assist LITB or IALB. Work products are reviewed prior to submission; however, personnel resources provided by Contractor shall often develop these products with minimal direct supervision other than written guidelines. Personnel assigned to this task must have the ability to adjust to changing priorities and work well under pressure.

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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