CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Senior FOIA Paralegal
$65K–$94K
Chicago, IL +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Remote
Detroit, MI - Experience
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience required. Two years using Nuix Investigate and two years processing FOIA requests for federal agencies preferred.
- Education
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study completed.
About the job
Conduct FOIA request processing and legal review for a federal agency, including document analysis, redaction, research, and drafting.
What you'll do
- Search and review documents for responsiveness, privilege, and FOIA exemptions; redact and code responsive documents.
- Process FOIA requests and perform legal research, including cite-checking.
- Draft legal documents.
What they ask for
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year completed.
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience.
- Experience processing FOIA requests and knowledge of FOIA rules, regulations, and exemptions.
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance.
Nice to have
- Trial experience.
- Nuix Investigate experience; preferred experience includes two years in document review and tagging and two years processing FOIA requests for federal agencies.
Pay
USD 65,357.76–94,405.65 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Nuix Investigate, Relativity, LEXIS, Westlaw, ESI tools, eDiscovery
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