CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Senior FOIA Paralegal
$65K–$94K
New York, NY +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Hybrid
Remote
Albany, NY - Experience
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience; two years using Nuix Investigate and two years processing FOIA requests for Federal agencies are preferred.
- Education
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study.
About the job
Conducts FOIA request processing and legal review, including document searches, responsiveness and privilege screening, redaction, and litigation support.
What you'll do
- Search and analyze document sets, screen responsive documents for privilege or FOIA exemptions, and redact and code documents.
- Perform legal research and draft legal documents.
- Process FOIA requests and support litigation tasks.
What they ask for
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or current enrollment in an ABA-accredited law school with at least one year of study.
- At least one year of litigation paralegal experience.
- Experience processing FOIA requests and demonstrated knowledge of FOIA rules, regulations, and exemptions.
- Basic legal knowledge and research skills, including standard legal citation and familiarity with LEXIS and Westlaw.
Nice to have
- Two years of experience using Nuix Investigate for document review and tagging.
- Two years of experience processing FOIA requests for Federal agencies.
Pay
USD 65,357.76–94,405.65 per-year-salary
Tools
Nuix Investigate, Relativity, LEXIS, Westlaw, ESI tools, eDiscovery, databases, spreadsheets
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