A025 Paralegal/FOIA Analyst

Cameo Consulting Group, LLC, a management consulting practice based out of Alexandria, VA, is seeking qualified and available FOIA analysts to serve a potential Federal Client in Richland, WA. The position is full-time, long-term in nature, and available upon contract award.

GENERAL DUTIES:

The contractor shall provide support in the following areas:

• Perform the duties of a paralegal, including:
• Conducting legal research using Lexis, as well as in public legal document systems and Hanford data bases, such as the Integrated Database Management System (IDMS);
• Drafting legal documents, such as correspondence, litigation holds, litigation reports, and pleadings, using correct grammar, punctuation, and legal terminology.
• Reviewing litigation correspondence and orders to help ensure all actions are timely completed, including deadlines imposed by courts, rules, laws, and regulations and assisting in managing case schedules and witness lists; and,
• Assisting with litigation holds and managing discovery matters, including locating, tracking, and controlling documents.

• Maintain DOE’s contractor litigation oversight files, correspondence, and pleadings in IDMS. Assist attorneys in moving information from their working computers into IDMS.
• Transition older OCC hardcopy files into IDMS.
• Update and maintain existing paper copy OCC files until a complete transition to electronic files is completed.
• Assist attorneys with retiring record copy files.
• Prepare various forms, documents, reports and letters.
• Provide information and analysis of information in a variety of spreadsheets, timelines, or other formats.
• Assist with requests for production of legal documents
• Assist with document review and analysis required by the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act.
• Answer OCC phone lines. Maintain current inventory of all items in legal library, verifying subscriptions for renewal each year.
• Update and maintain OCC office files in IDMS.
• Transition OCC hard copy files into IDMS.
• Assist with drafting, maintaining, and updating desk procedures.

DELIVERABLES:

Work products shall be thorough, accurate, documented, and comply with established criteria. The Contractor shall ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner that meets milestones/delivery schedules as outlined below.

• Weekly Report. This report will address work accomplished, and deliverable progress to be provided to the technical point of contact.
• Monthly Report. This report will be a combination of the weekly status reports and shall be submitted with the monthly invoice. The report shall also include.
• Deliverable progress, and date(s) submitted if applicable, submitted within this invoice period.
• Work schedule for Contractor employees, to include any leave taken.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience
• Such as paralegal work or other legal support work.

• An associate’s degree in a relevant field of study (Bachelor degree preferred)
• Must be eligible for a SECRET security clearance at minimum.
• Ability to utilize FOIA tracking and legal research software
• FOIAOnline, Lexis, Integrated Database Management System (IDMS), etc.

• No conflict of interest in dealing with any Hanford Site contractors.
• Full range of administrative support capabilities, including excellent writing skills; ability to format legal and other documents in Word; ability to prepare and draft reports and compilations in Excel
• Experience with Washington administrative law, including the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals and Pollution Control Hearings Board, (preferred)
• Paralegal certification (Preferred)
• U.S. Citizenship.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Federal Experience
• Positive attitude
• Critical thinking skills
• Accountable for actions
• Customer service mentality
• Microsoft Office Applications
• Takes Responsibility for Work Products
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to separate the issue/problem from the person
• Ability to work independently AND work as a team member

ABOUT CAMEO:

Cameo provides a competitive benefit package to its employees that is replete with training programs and continuous education features that few others even attempt to duplicate. Our packages are offered to all full-time exempt employees on day one* and they offer many standard features one would expect to find from an industry leader, the details of which are outlined in our handbook. Below is a highlight of our benefit offerings:

• 401k Plan
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance Plans
• Short & Long-Term Disability Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 10 Paid Federal Holidays
• Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Short and Long-term disability insurance options
• 3 weeks of paid vacation time

Job Type: Full-time