CGS
Government Contracting
SeniorParalegal
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“Senior Paralegal at CGS. Skills: Legal research, Legal drafting, Litigation support. Prepare substantive legal documents. Conduct interviews with debtors”
Industry & Context.
Recommend appropriate legal actions; Making decisions regarding debt compromise; Making decisions regarding write-offs; Making decisions regarding referrals
Security clearance background check, Valid United States driver’s license, Reliable transportation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Two-year paralegal degree or a four-year degree with an additional paralegal certificate, Valid United States driver’s license, Reliable transportation, Ability to pass a security clearance background check, Experience with tracing assets, Experience with seizing assets, Experience with enforcing judgment liens, Proficiency in word processing applications
Nice to Have
Accounting background, Experience using online legal research tools such as Westlaw or LexisNexis
What You'll Do.
Prepare substantive legal documents
Conduct interviews with debtors
Monitor and analyze credit information
Review and summarize debtor financial information
and summarize legal precedents
Process debt collection claims
Make decisions regarding debt compromise
Ensure legal pleadings are completed
Ensure reports are completed
Ensure correspondence is completed
Ensure documentation is completed
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency; Providing litigation support tasks to multiple attorneys; Contribute to government innovation; Appreciate collaboration; Anticipate the needs of others; Recommend appropriate legal actions to Assistant U. S. Attorneys
Process & Methodology
Tracking case progress, Ensuring legal pleadings are completed within established deadlines, Ensuring reports are completed within established deadlines, Ensuring correspondence is completed within established deadlines, Ensuring documentation is completed within established deadlines
Full Job Description
## Description Senior Paralegal Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level Department: Legal CGS is seeking a Senior Paralegal to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency in Jackson, MS. This position will allow candidates to demonstrate expertise in providing litigation support tasks like legal research, legal drafting, and administrative support to multiple attorneys. 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: Preparing substantive legal documents such as motions, writs of execution, garnishments, and other legal filings necessary to carry out post-judgment debt collection actions for debts owed to the United States Government. Conducting interviews with debtors, employers, and agency officials to determine the effectiveness of legal actions against debtors in default. Monitor and analyze credit information and public records related to debtor assets and liabilities, review and summarize debtor financial information, and recommend appropriate legal actions to Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Researching, analyzing, and summarizing legal precedents, preparing legal digests, processing debt collection claims referred by client agencies, and making decisions regarding debt compromise, write-offs, and referrals back to originating agencies. Tracking case progress, ensuring legal pleadings, reports, correspondence, and other documentation are completed and submitted within established deadlines. Job Requirements: Two-year paralegal degree or a four-year degree with an additional paralegal certificate. Valid U
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