Paralegal/FOIA Specialist

Dynamis Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Dynamis Inc. in Washington, DC seeks a Paralegal - FOIA Specialist to provide FOIA support to the Treasury Dept. OFAC, handling the full life-cycle of FOIA/PA requests.

The role requires US citizenship, the ability to obtain a security clearance, a bachelor’s degree with 3–5 years of experience, and strong analytical and teamwork skills. Vaccination per policy is required where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 3–5 years of work experience.
• Experience applying FOIA/PA exemptions.
• Proven analytical background and teamwork abilities.

Responsabilités

• Conduct independent analysis and apply FOIA and PA exemptions and/or exclusions as appropriate.
• Review FOIA/PA requests to obtain responsive documents and reconcile responses.
• Redact documents in accordance with applicable instructions and policy.
• Make annotations to records.
• Process cases through the submitter notice process.
• Prepare for litigation and submit cases for government review.

Connaissances

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree

Outils

MS Office Suite

Description du poste

Job Description

Dynamis is seeking a Paralegal - FOIA Specialist who will be responsible for providing FOIA support services to the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The Paralegal - FOIA Specialist will be responsible for processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) / Privacy Act (PA) requests for records throughout the entire life-cycle in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA and PA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent analysis and apply FOIA and PA exemptions and/or exclusions as appropriate.
• Review FOIA/PA requests to obtain associated responsive documents located within OFAC divisions a. When required, reconcile divergent office/agency responses b. Review responsive records in accordance with 5 USC 552, 5 USC 552a, the Treasury’s implementing regulations/instructions and applicable laws
• Redact documents in accordance with the provisions applicable instructions and policy
• Make appropriate annotations to records
• Process cases through the submitter notice process
• Review submitter objections and make initial recommendations regarding objections to the government program manager
• Review objections, prepare correspondence and submit for review
• Prepare for Litigation
• Submit cases for inspection/review by government authority

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship requiredThe FOIA specialist should have experience applying experienced in the application of all of the exemptions but must have demonstrated experience in 4 and 7.
• Bachelor’s Degree with 3-5 years of work experienceComputer skills required: MS Office Suite skillsProven analytical backgroundAbility to work effectively and efficiently in a team environment and relate well to others
• In accordance with the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, Dynamis, Inc is adopting a mandatory policy for all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If hired, you are required to show proof of vaccination.
• Dynamis will consider accommodations for disability or religious-based reasons where they do not cause undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others.