FOIA Paralegal: Litigation Support & eDiscovery

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

FSA (Health)

FSA (Dependent Care)

FSA (Commuter)

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks a FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role involves conducting searches, analyzing result sets, separating responsive documents, and screening for privilege or exemptions.

You will redact and code documents, perform legal research, and draft legal documents. The position requires a paralegal certificate or JD or current ABA-law-school status with at least one year of study, plus 1+ year of litigation paralegal

Qualifications

• Requires paralegal certificate, or JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience is required; trial experience is very helpful
• Experience with Nuix Investigate, Relativity, and/or other eDiscovery and document review tools strongly desired
• Experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations; applying exemptions
• Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum, and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge, and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems

Responsibilities

• Searches and analyzes result sets to separate non-responsive documents from responsive documents and screen responsive documents for privilege or FOIA exemptions
• Redact and code responsive documents
• Perform legal research
• Draft legal documents
• The role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources
• Consistency in delivering high-quality work under pressure
• Read, write, speak, and understand English
• Work independently
• Obtain a government security clearance

Skills

Excellent written and oral comms

Independent work ability

Legal knowledge

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Paralegal certificate or JD or ABA-law-school student

Tools

Nuix Investigate

Relativity

LEXIS

Westlaw

eDiscovery tools

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks a FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role involves conducting searches, analyzing result sets, separating responsive documents, and screening for privilege or exemptions.

You will redact and code documents, perform legal research, and draft legal documents. The position requires a paralegal certificate or JD or current ABA-law-school status with at least one year of study, plus 1+ year of litigation paralegal