
Legal Assistant
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Baltimore • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $45,000 - $55,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide litigation and administrative support to a group of United States Attorneys.
- Receive and review incoming material and independently determine the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents.
- Proofread and edit drafts of legal documents.
- Electronically file documents on behalf of attorneys with the appropriate state or federal court.
- Provide assistance with trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks and witness and exhibit lists.
- Prepare and track grand jury subpoenas and returns.
- Organize, process and copy documents in accordance with requirements.
- Compose original letters that require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology.
- Perform docketing duties such as opening, updating and closing cases.
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
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
litigation supportlegal document preparationproofreadingtrial preparationdocketingsubpoena preparationlegal researchfile managementdocument assemblylegal terminology
Soft Skills
written communicationoral communicationattention to detailability to work under pressureorganizational skillsindependenceproblem-solvingtime managementcollaborationadaptability
Certifications
Public Trust Security Clearance