Senior FOIA Paralegal

Cgsfederal; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS is seeking a Senior FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. This role emphasizes FOIA request processing, document review, and litigation support, including searching, redaction, coding, and legal research under tight deadlines.

Ideal candidates hold a paralegal certificate or JD, have experience with Nuix Investigate/Relativity, and are eligible for a government security clearance. The team operates in a fast-paced, federal environment.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or current attendance in an ABA‑accredited law school with at least one year of study.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience; trial experience is very helpful.
• Experience with FOIA rules and exemptions; ability to apply FOIA exemptions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and perform searches; separate non-responsive from responsive documents.
• Redact and code responsive documents.
• Perform legal research and draft legal documents.
• Provide litigation support and FOIA processing assistance.

Skills

Legal research

Document review

FOIA processing

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Paralegal certificate

JD or ABA‑accredited law school (in progress)

Tools

Nuix Investigate

Relativity

eDiscovery tools

Job description

Senior FOIA Paralegal

Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level | Department: Legal

CGS is seeking a Senior FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. This position allows candidates to demonstrate expertise in legal review and FOIA request processing, among other litigation support tasks.

Skills and attributes for success

• Conduct searches and analyze 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.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or current attendance in an ABA‑accredited law school with at least one year of study.
• At least one year of litigation paralegal experience; 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.
• Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation and use of LEXIS and Westlaw for research.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; proficiency with word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Basic familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure.
• Proficiency in English.
• Ability to work independently.
• Eligibility to obtain a government security clearance.

Ideally, you will also have

• Two years experience using Nuix Investigate for document review and tagging.
• Two years experience processing FOIA requests for Federal agencies.
• Fluency in the statutory and regulatory guidelines for FOIA responses.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.