Senior FOIA Paralegal

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); United States; On-site; USD 65,357 - 94,405; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

A federal service provider is seeking a Senior FOIA Paralegal to support legal processes for a federal agency. The role involves conducting document reviews, performing legal research, and processing FOIA requests. Qualified candidates will have experience as a litigation paralegal and knowledge of FOIA rules. The position comes with a comprehensive benefits package, including health and retirement options.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of litigation paralegal experience.
• Knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations essential.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct searches and analyze responsive documents.
• Redact and code responsive documents.
• Perform legal research and draft legal documents.

Skills

Legal research skills

Written and oral communication skills

Document review skills

Knowledge of FOIA rules

Experience with legal databases (LEXIS, Westlaw)

Education

Paralegal certificate or JD or studying at ABA-accredited law school

Tools

Nuix Investigate

Relativity

eDiscovery tools

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) provided pay range: $65,357.76/yr - $94,405.65/yr

Base pay range

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

CGS is seeking a Senior FOIA Paralegal to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency. This position will allow candidates to demonstrate expertise in performing legal review and FOIA request processing, amongst other litigation support tasks.

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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:

• 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 to perform basic legal research
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge, and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems

Preferred Qualifications:

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

What We Offer:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including Health, Dental, and Vision, Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Account, and 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.