Supervisory Paralegal
Company: Contact Government Services, LLC
Location: Peoria
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Supervisory Paralegal
Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-level
Department: Legal
CGS is seeking a Supervisory Paralegal to join our team supporting
a wide-ranging technical support initiative for a large Federal
agency.
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:
- Directs and supervises the work of paralegals and other support
staff, particularly on major paralegal support efforts, such as
large legal research projects or major in-courtroom support.
- Monitors work and reports on progress.
- Responsible for ensuring that paralegal and support staff work
meets contract and attorney requirements and is delivered on
time.
- Troubleshoots and performs quality control spot-checks.
- Must be able to formulate administrative and technical procedures
for getting the work done.
- Reports to Project Supervisor or Project Manager; may also have
significant contact with COR, - Government Case Manager, trial
attorneys and staff, client agency staff, and opposing counsel.
- Performs complex legal and factual research.
- Designs and develops systems and procedures for tracking,
controlling, and managing case files, exhibits, and other
case-specific materials.
- Assists trial staff in coordination with expert witnesses and
litigation consultants.
- Arranges for access to appropriate client libraries and other
legal research facilities.
- Coordinates with other Contractor support components, including
data processing support staff, in order to accomplish work.
Qualifications:
- At least three years of litigation paralegal experience,
including trial experience.
- At least one year of experience in automated litigation support
including Relativity or similar tools.
- Prior trial support experience is required.
- Must have supervisory experience, including proven capabilities
and communication skills to successfully interact with clients and
attorneys.
- Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court
system, 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, and
imaging.
- Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under
extreme pressure will be very important.
- Required Paralegal certificate.
Ideally, you will also have:
- Relativity knowledge and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and
resources preferred.
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 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: info@cgsfederal.com
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