CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Law Clerk I
$70K–$80K
Dallas, TX +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 11, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, TX
Remote
Hybrid
Austin, TX - Education
- Juris Doctor, or current attendance at an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study; equivalent legal training, experience, or education may be substituted.
About the job
Provides litigation support to a federal agency through legal research, document review, cite checking, and assistance with legal filings and casework.
What you'll do
- Conduct complex legal research, review cases and documents, and check citations.
- Draft and edit legal documents, opinions, decisions, and statements of facts.
- Assist attorneys with litigation and brief them on legal issues and theories.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor, or current enrollment at an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study; equivalent legal training, experience, or education may be substituted.
- Working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and research resources.
- Thorough knowledge of LEXIS and Westlaw; extensive cite-checking and Bluebook experience; experience performing complex legal research.
- Hands-on familiarity with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and imaging; ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure.
Nice to have
- Government or litigation-support experience; Relativity experience.
- Published legal writing, Law Review participation, or a current or 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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