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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Senior FOIA Paralegal

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services), Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Senior FOIA Paralegal CGS is seeking a Senior FOIA Paralegal to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role involves performing legal review and FOIA request processing, among other litigation support tasks.

Base Pay Range $65,357.76/yr - $94,405.65/yr

Job Details

Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level

Department: Legal

Location: Washington, DC

Seniority Level: Senior

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 (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems

Additional Requirements

Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources

The ability to consistently deliver the highest 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

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

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

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.

Contact Information Email: info@cgsfederal.com

Job board: https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/

Company site: https://www.cgsfederal.com

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