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Senior FOIA Paralegal
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. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
Skills and attributes for success:
Paralegals will 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 a paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school and 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 is strongly desired.
Experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations, including applying exemptions.
Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation, legal motions, and memoranda, and sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge, and hands‑on familiarity with computer applications, including word processing, databases (e.g., document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware.
Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Ability to consistently deliver high‑quality work under extreme pressure.
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.
Ideally, you will also have:
Two years experience using Nuix Investigate for document review and tagging (preferred).
Two years experience processing FOIA requests for federal agencies (preferred).
Fluency in statutory and regulatory guidelines for FOIA responses (preferred).
Our Commitment: Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting‑edge technology with world‑class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.
Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self‑awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.
We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits:
Health, Dental, and Vision
Life Insurance
401(k)
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.
Join our team and become part of government innovation!
Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board: https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/
For more information about CGS, please visit https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact: info@cgsfederal.com.
Salary: $65,357.76 - $94,405.65 per year
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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. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
Skills and attributes for success:
Paralegals will 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 a paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA‑accredited law school and 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 is strongly desired.
Experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations, including applying exemptions.
Basic legal knowledge, including standard legal citation, legal motions, and memoranda, and sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge, and hands‑on familiarity with computer applications, including word processing, databases (e.g., document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware.
Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
Ability to consistently deliver high‑quality work under extreme pressure.
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.
Ideally, you will also have:
Two years experience using Nuix Investigate for document review and tagging (preferred).
Two years experience processing FOIA requests for federal agencies (preferred).
Fluency in statutory and regulatory guidelines for FOIA responses (preferred).
Our Commitment: Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting‑edge technology with world‑class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.
Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self‑awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.
We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits:
Health, Dental, and Vision
Life Insurance
401(k)
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.
Join our team and become part of government innovation!
Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board: https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/
For more information about CGS, please visit https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact: info@cgsfederal.com.
Salary: $65,357.76 - $94,405.65 per year
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