Legal Analysts DOD Office of the General Counsel OIC
Legal Analysts DOD Office of the General Counsel OIC
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Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
At Dexis you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness respect fairness and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed and your creativity will be rewarded.
About the Position
Dexis Professional Services (DPS) is seeking Legal Analysts to provide onsite support to the Department of Defenses (DOD) Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The Legal Analysts will be embedded within OGC Office of Information Counsel (OIC) and be a part of a contract team providing highly effective and timely legal review and advice in support of DOD mission requirements and in coordination with other U.S. Government departments and agencies.
OGC(OIC) is responsible for providing legal advice on information law and conducting document review and providing other legal support services to OGC. Specifically OIC provides DODwide legal advice and assistance on a variety of information law areas including FOIA; privacy; civil liberties; records management; rulemaking; public affairs; collections of information; and litigation support inquiries and investigations. This practice area generally encompasses legal support concerning the creation collection use maintenance retention safeguarding disclosure of data and records. OIC collects and processes hundreds of thousands of documents per year for use in a variety of areas including but not limited to FOIA civil litigation congressional and other inquiries and investigations.
This fulltime position is located in the Washington D.C. area and is required to be onsite full time subject to change if requirements shift.
This position requires a candidate to hold an active TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility. This position is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities
- Having a comprehensive understanding of DoD the Joint Staff and the Military Departments standards of practices.
- Accomplishing tasks utilizing strong organizational and administrative skills; an ability to read interpret and understand legal documents and research legal sources; and communicating clearly to attorneys.
- Hand carries legal actions and packages to and from coordinating offices as needed.
- Coordinate with OSD/JS and DoD components for review of responsive records and delivery of cases to and from component offices.
- Providing preliminary review analysis and support for civil litigation cases congressional inquiries and investigations Privacy and Civil Liberties matters FOIA requests tasked initial FOIA cases and other matters tasked to OGC.
- Preparing legal holds for distribution drafting preliminary version of legal holds identifying appropriate recipients of legal holds tracking all issued legal holds sending reminders and sending closure notices.
- Assist in the identification of classified information Restricted or Formerly Restricted Data and militarily critical technology and report to Program Manager or COR.
- Assist in the identification and handling of NATO classified and unclassified information.
- Assist in the identification of nonOSD/JS component equities (including DoD intelligence community and other entity equities).
- Assist in the identification of information exempt from release in accordance with the applicable statutes and regulations described in Technical Exhibit 2 and application of the appropriate exemptions to the information.
- Conduct appropriate coordination as needed and document accordingly.
- Provide reproduction of documents required for task and case records.
- Coordinate followup of agency coordination to determine review status.
- Provide registration of casework to include Classified Document Registries and other office administrative functions (e.g. scanning materials filing records maintaining tracking materials and tools among other functions).
- Maintain database/records management for each case using the OGC records management and case processing system.
- Provide review of OSD/JS and DoD component release recommendations and assist in reconciling difference in release recommendations.
- Process electronic redaction of exempt information for case records pursuant to relevant authorities.
- Prepare detailed Vaughn indices to include entries that: 1 identify each document withheld; 2 state the statutory exemption claimed; and 3 explain how disclosure would damage the interests protected by the claimed exemption.
- Prepare internal and external correspondence for case attorneys for approval and release.
- Draft legal holds.
- Perform escort duties within workspaces as necessary.
- Review information that is potentially relevant to ongoing litigation and properly identify responsive information for further processing.
- Identify all privileged information contained in records responsive to ongoing litigation congressional inquiries investigations and FOIA requests.
- Prepare detailed privilege logs to include entries that: 1 identify each document deemed to contain privileged material; 2 state the privilege or other exemption claimed; and 3 explain how disclosure would damage interests protected by the claimed privilege or exemption.
- Perform appropriate open and close procedures of secure workspaces and areas.
- Accomplishing tasks utilizing strong organizational and administrative skills; an ability to read interpret and understand legal documents and research legal sources; and communicating clearly to attorneys.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree or five years legal analyst experience.
- Three years of relevant experience including experience using eDiscovery software for analyzing and processing data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous government law office and/or DoD experience preferred.
Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range Dexis evaluates compensation holistically triangulating between external market research our budget for the position and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidates qualification relevant education and experience skills performance and organizational needs.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve todays most pressing global political social and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee you will be challenged empowered and mentored. Our motto is find a way or make a way thats how Dexis goes all in. How will you
If you are passionate about this opportunity apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color sex national origin religion pregnancy disability age genetic information military service veteran status ethnicity citizenship sexual orientation gender identity marital status childbirth and related medical conditions including lactation or any other protected class under applicable law.
As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.
If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office you will be required to submit proofthat you have received the COVID19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL AZ FL KS MT NH ND or TX residents.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
