Senior FOIA Paralegal

Summary

Join our team as a Senior FOIA Paralegal and support the legal mission of a large federal agency. You will demonstrate expertise in legal review, FOIA request processing, and other litigation support tasks. We seek candidates excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and anticipate others' needs. CGS offers a supportive environment and encourages professional growth through learning opportunities. The role involves conducting searches, analyzing results, redacting documents, performing legal research, and drafting legal documents. A paralegal certificate, JD, or completion of at least one year of study at an ABA-accredited law school is required, along with at least one year of litigation paralegal experience. Experience with eDiscovery tools and FOIA processing is also needed.

Requirements

• 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 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
• The ability to consistently deliver the highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain a government security clearance

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Nuix Investigate, Relativity, and/or other eDiscovery and document review tools strongly desired
• 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

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