FOIA Paralegal & E-Discovery Specialist
CGS Federal
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CGS Federal seeks a FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role focuses on legal review, FOIA request processing, and litigation-support tasks in a fast-paced environment.
The candidate will perform searches, screen documents for exemptions, redact materials, conduct research, and draft legal documents, while working toward professional growth within CGS Federal.
Qualifications
- Paralegal certificate or JD or current ABA law student with at least one year of study.
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is helpful.
- Experience with Nuix Investigate, Relativity, and/or other eDiscovery and document review tools.
- Experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
- Demonstrated knowledge of FOIA rules and exemptions; ability to apply them.
- Basic legal knowledge, including citation checking and use of legal research tools (LEXIS/Westlaw).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; proficient with common software and databases.
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Conduct searches and analyze result sets to separate non-responsive from responsive documents and screen for privilege or FOIA exemptions.
- Redact and code responsive documents.
- Perform legal research.
- Draft legal documents.
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CGS Federal seeks a FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role focuses on legal review, FOIA request processing, and litigation-support tasks in a fast-paced environment.
The candidate will perform searches, screen documents for exemptions, redact materials, conduct research, and draft legal documents, while working toward professional growth within CGS Federal.
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