Senior FOIA Paralegal
About the role
The Senior FOIA Paralegal will support the legal mission of a large federal agency by performing legal review and FOIA request processing, among other litigation support tasks.
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
- Basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions, and memorandum, and sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research
- 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
- 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
Skills and attributes for success
- Paralegals will work conducting searches and analyzing 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
Benefits
Contact Government Services (CGS) offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Pay
Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.
Company Commitment
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
Additional Resources
To learn more about CGS and explore additional job opportunities, visit: CGS Job Board
For more information about CGS, visit: CGS Website
If you have questions, please contact: info@cgsfederal.com