CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Law Clerk I
$70K–$80K
Chantilly, VA +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly, VA
Remote
Hybrid
Fairfax, VA - Experience
- No specific number of years stated; requires experience with cite checking and complex legal research.
- Education
- Juris Doctor degree, current attendance at an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed, or equivalent legal training, experience, or education.
About the job
Provides litigation support to a large federal agency through legal research, document review, cite checking, and assistance with case preparation.
What you'll do
- Conduct complex legal research, review cases and briefs, and brief attorneys on legal issues.
- Draft, edit, and review legal documents, decisions, opinions, and statements of facts.
- Support attorneys throughout litigation, including cite checking and responding to citizen letters.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor degree, current ABA-accredited law school attendance 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, with extensive cite-checking and Bluebook experience.
- Experience performing complex legal research and familiarity with computer applications including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and imaging.
Nice to have
- Government or litigation-support experience; Relativity experience.
- Publication of legal writings, Law Review participation, or current or active clearance.
Pay
USD 70,000–80,000 per year base salary
Tools
Westlaw, Lexis, LEXIS, Relativity, word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging
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