SENIOR CORPORATE PARALEGAL - FULL TIME

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) provided pay range This range is provided by CGS Federal (Contact Government Services). Employment Type: Full Time, Mid-Level

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. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

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

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; Experience with Nuix Investigate, Relativity, and/or other eDiscovery and document review tools strongly desired
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 obtain a government security clearance

Two years experience using Nuix Investigate for document review and tagging preferred
Fluency in the statutory and regulatory guidelines to FOIA responses is preferred

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. 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. Health, Dental, and Vision
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

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.

Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Legal
Industries Hospitality, Food and Beverage Services, and Retail
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