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# Paralegal III at Contact Government Services, LLC

- **Company:** Contact Government Services, LLC
- **Location:** Columbia, SC
- **Compensation:** $60k–$80k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/cgsfederal/2009bef4-8bad-4039-b6fc-355b09f2cd35

## Job description

Paralegal III Employment Type: Full-Time Department: Legal

CGS is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join a fast-moving, extremely active in-house government legal team.  This position is a key role related to supporting various aspects of the company's litigation portfolio including eDiscovery activities, workflow management, and attorney support.

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.

Skills and attributes for success:

- Prepares a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically complex in format.
- Reviews incoming documents and material, considers the nature and the status of the case involved.
- Prepares indictments, arrest warrants, summonses, true bills, motions, orders, non-disclosure applications, and orders, stipulations, plea agreements, grand jury and trial subpoenas, and legal memoranda.
- Obtains required information from criminal case files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, to include in legal documents before submitting to the appropriate AUSA for review.
- Ensures when preparing recurring legal documents that they conform to local court rules and the rules governing style and format.
- Assists attorneys in preparing for trial by independently compiling trial and witness notebooks, preparing and organizing trial exhibits, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists.
- Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to current Departmental guidelines relating to victims’ rights and services responsibilities.
- Notifies case agents and appropriate office staff of victim/witness issues.
- Using original and online legal resources including Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis, verifies legal citations and statutory references contained in legal documents.
- Research to confirm that citations are accurate, complete, and consistent with source material.
- Proofreads, edits, and revises legal briefs.
- Electronically files legal documents with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system.
- Develops and organizes tables of contents and indices to briefs in accordance with established format.
- Lists cited cases, opinions, and miscellaneous references in briefs.
- Composes original correspondence which requires a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology
- Transmitting proposed orders to the court.
- Requesting extensions of time in certain cases.
- Advising of actions taken or developments in cases referred by other federal departments and agencies.
- Notifying attorneys representing defendants of various issues.
- Scans/inputs and links case-related materials into electronic discovery databases and manages those databases.
- Uploads/downloads into those discovery databases documents and materials received from local, state, and federal law enforcement partners consisting of investigative and forensic reports, bank records, electronic communication records, and audio and video files provided in varying file formats.
- Manages discovery processing and production.
- Proficiently bates-stamps and redacts discovery materials using Adobe Acrobat and may employ discovery processing techniques using IPRO Eclipse.
- Sends continuing discovery to defense counsel as directed by the assigned AUSA.
- Maintains the electronic case files, enters data in the case management system, calendars deadlines using MS Outlook, prepares and files conflict of interest and case opening forms in the electronic case file.

## About Contact Government Services, LLC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Contact Government Services (CGS) delivers technology, staffing, and consulting solutions to help U.S. federal agencies modernize and streamline operations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly disclosed (the company references a 7-year history of government contracting as of its website content, suggesting formation around 2017)
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed; key executives include Anthony Miller (Partner, CEO) and Brian York (Partner, COO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Government Relations Services / Federal Contracting
- Target customers: U.S. federal government agencies (B2G)
- Mission: “Simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources” — combining cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to solve complex public-sector challenges

## Products & Services
- **Staffing**: Full-time, part-time, contract, and temp placements for legal, IT, software engineering, document review, data management, network management, help desk, and project management roles.
- **Technology Solutions**: Cloud services, data processing & hosting, IT infrastructure & operations, software development, eDiscovery platforms (e.g., Veritas, Relativity), and cybersecurity (ISO 27001 certified).
- **Consulting & Project Management**: Agile project management, business process design, analytics/dashboarding, and strategic advisory for government modernization.
- **Training & Support**: Custom training programs and ongoing technical support for deployed solutions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 46 employees (+119% year-over-year); active job postings exceed 3,900 (+2,452% year-over-year), signaling rapid scaling.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sister company Contact Discovery Services LLC; strategic partnerships with technology vendors (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, ServiceNow, Veritas). No external funding rounds publicly reported.
- **Growth Signals**: Massive surge in hiring (3,905 open positions), strong LinkedIn follower growth (+69.8% yearly to 169K), and expansion into multiple office locations (Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; remote/hybrid roles).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Government-First Focus**: Entirely dedicated to federal contracting, with deep understanding of agency compliance, security requirements, and procurement processes.
- **ISO 27001 Certification**: Demonstrated commitment to information security management, a critical differentiator for government work.
- **Bicoastal Presence**: Headquarters in Washington, DC (proximity to federal clients) and a San Francisco office (access to tech talent and innovation).
- **Integrated Service Model**: Offers a full spectrum from staffing to technology implementation and project management, providing end-to-end solutions.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Rapidly**: Aggressively hiring across IT, legal, and consulting roles to meet growing government demand.
- **Technology Modernization**: Helping agencies replace legacy systems with cloud, automation, and data-driven solutions.
- **eDiscovery & Legal Services**: Expanding its strong foothold in electronic discovery and document review through its partnership with Contact Discovery Services.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Employees work on meaningful problems that directly improve government efficiency and public service.
- **Growth Opportunities**: With explosive headcount and job posting growth, early hires have significant room for advancement.
- **Benefits Package**: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.
- **Work Arrangements**: Mix of on-site (primarily DC), hybrid, and remote roles depending on the position; recent postings include remote-friendly options.
- **Engineering & Tech Culture**: Emphasis on cutting-edge tools (cloud, AI, automation) and agile methodologies, appealing to technologists who want to apply their skills in the public sector.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/contact-government-services-cgs)
2. [CGS Federal About Page](https://cgsfederal.com/about/)
3. [CGS Federal Careers Page](https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/)
4. [CGS Federal Staffing Page](https://cgsfederal.com/staffing/)
5. [CGS Federal Job Board (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/cgsfederal)

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