CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Senior FOIA Paralegal
$65K–$94K
Los Angeles, CA +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
Remote - Experience
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience required. Two years of Nuix Investigate experience and two years of federal-agency FOIA processing experience preferred.
- Education
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
About the job
Supports a federal agency’s legal mission by processing FOIA requests, reviewing documents, and performing litigation support.
What you'll do
- Search and analyze documents, identify responsive materials, and screen for privilege or FOIA exemptions.
- Redact and code responsive documents.
- Conduct legal research and draft legal documents.
What they ask for
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or current attendance at an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed.
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience.
- Experience processing FOIA requests and demonstrated knowledge of FOIA rules, regulations, and exemptions.
- Basic legal knowledge, legal research skills, familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures, and ability to obtain a government security clearance.
Nice to have
- Trial experience.
- Nuix Investigate experience; two years using it for document review and tagging preferred. Two years processing FOIA requests for federal agencies and fluency in FOIA response guidelines are also preferred.
Pay
USD 65,357.76–94,405.65 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Nuix Investigate, Relativity, LEXIS, Westlaw
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