Contact Review prides itself on finding high-quality, high-accountability, barred attorneys specifically tailored to the needs of our project. Assists with document review, privilege review, expert testimony, legal research, and foreign language translation Fosters a culture where every team member sees themselves as an extension of the project's team Looks for ways to improve efficiency and streamline workflows
Senior FOIA Paralegal
Location
United States
Posted
11 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Role Description
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.
- Conduct searches and analyze result sets to separate non-responsive documents from responsive documents.
- 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 memoranda.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- 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
Job 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 memoranda.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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
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