Freedom of Information Act Paralegal
Location
New York
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$50K - $200K / year
Seniority
Entry Level
Job Description
Freedom of Information Act Paralegal
Contact Government Services
FOIA Paralegal New York, NY / Remote / Hybrid / Albany, NY FOIA Support /Full Time Hybrid /Hybrid Job Description FOIA Paralegal Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level Department: Legal CGS is seeking a 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 governments 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 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. 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 andor 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 role also requires 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 - 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 in processing FOIA requests for Federal agencies is preferred. - Fluency in the statutory and regulatory guidelines to FOIA responses is 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 clients specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years weve been growing our government contracting portfolio and along the way weve 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. - Health Dental and Vision - Life Insurance - 401k - Flexible Spending Account Health Dependent Care and Commuter - Paid Time Off and Observance of StateFederal 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 50000 - 200000 a year We may use artificial intelligence AI tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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