Senior FOIA Paralegal – Litigation Support

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

CGS seeks a Senior FOIA Paralegal to join our legal team supporting a large federal agency. The role focuses on legal review and FOIA request processing, with duties in eDiscovery, document review, and litigation support.

Ideal candidates have paralegal certificate or JD, experience with Nuix Investigate/Relativity, and ability to obtain a government security clearance; strong writing and research skills are essential.

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 (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems
• The role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.

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

Skills

FOIA experience

Legal writing

Document review tools

Communication skills

Research skills

Education

Paralegal certificate

Juris Doctor (JD)

ABA‑accredited law school (coursework)

Tools

Nuix Investigate

Relativity

LEXIS/Westlaw

Job description

CGS seeks a Senior FOIA Paralegal to join our legal team supporting a large federal agency. The role focuses on legal review and FOIA request processing, with duties in eDiscovery, document review, and litigation support.

Ideal candidates have paralegal certificate or JD, experience with Nuix Investigate/Relativity, and ability to obtain a government security clearance; strong writing and research skills are essential.