CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Senior FOIA Paralegal

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $65,358 - $94,406 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Senior FOIA Paralegal to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency.
  • Demonstrate expertise in performing legal review and FOIA request processing, amongst other litigation support tasks.
  • 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.

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 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 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.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
legal reviewFOIA request processinglitigation supportdocument redactionlegal researchdrafting legal documentsknowledge of FOIA rulesstandard legal citationlegal research tools
Soft Skills
excellent written communicationexcellent oral communicationability to work independentlyability to deliver quality work under pressure
Certifications
paralegal certificateJDABA-accredited law school