CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Law Clerk I
$70K–$80K
New York, NY +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 11, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Remote
Hybrid
Albany, NY - Education
- Juris Doctor, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed, or equivalent level of legal training or experience or equivalent level of education.
About the job
Provides litigation support to a federal agency through legal research, document review, cite checking, and assistance to attorneys throughout litigation.
What you'll do
- Conduct complex legal research and review cases, briefs, and documents.
- Draft and edit legal documents, decisions, and opinions; perform cite checking.
- Assist attorneys with litigation phases and brief them on legal issues, theories, and draft facts.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor, or attendance at an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed, or equivalent legal training, experience, or education.
- Working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and resources.
- Thorough knowledge of LEXIS and Westlaw; extensive cite-checking and Bluebook experience.
- Experience performing complex legal research and familiarity with computer applications, databases, spreadsheets, and imaging.
Nice to have
- Government or litigation-support experience; Relativity experience.
- Published legal writing, Law Review participation, or current/active clearance.
Pay
USD 70,000–80,000 (per-year-salary)
Tools
Westlaw, Lexis, LEXIS, Relativity, word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging
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