Senior FOIA Legal Specialist

M2 Advantage

The Firm is a technology and strategy consulting firm whose motto, Think Differently, is integrated within all components of our solutions and operations. We integrate artificial intelligence into our consulting practice to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and deliver measurable results for our clients. Our teams work side by side with AI tools every day to design smarter solutions and uncover efficiencies that traditional methods often miss. As a Platinum Partner with Smartsheet, we help our clients transform, modernize, and digitize their operations while positioning their workforces for the future. We live our four core values: Be Kind, Be the Best You, Bring the WOW factor, and Pay It Forward, which has provided success for our employees and our clients. We don't settle for ordinary; we live, design, and implement the exceptional. We develop leaders at all levels and offer advancement opportunities for individuals looking to develop a long-lasting career with our Firm.

A Day in the Life at M2

M2 Strategy is seeking a highly motivated Senior FOIA Legal Specialist to join our firm and support our government clients, commercial clients, and leadership. Our projects are high-profile, fast-paced, and complex and provide a great opportunity to work on challenging engagements. Please see the responsibilities section below for additional details.

What’s Important to Us

Benefits:

As well as a highly competitive salary, M2 Strategy offers an extraordinary benefits package including:

• 100% company-paid individual medical health insurance
• Voluntary dental insurance
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Matching 401(k) plan that is 100% vested immediately
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Maternity/Paternity/Parental Leave
• Professional Certification Reimbursement
• Company Artificial Intelligence Training
• Employee Recognition for Achievements and Milestone Anniversaries
• Team and Corporate Events

Note: This is a full-time salaried position. Resumes from independent consultants or contractors will not be considered. The role supports Federal Government clients, so U.S. Citizenship is required. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to individual email or phone inquiries about application status. Candidates selected for next steps will be contacted directly.

Desired Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and proven abilities in:

• Significant experience supporting FOIA, federal records review, information disclosure, litigation support, or related legal and regulatory functions
• Extensive knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including federal FOIA requirements, exemptions, redactions, records review, and applicable policies and procedures; experience supporting a federal agency is highly preferred
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex and sensitive FOIA requests, including reviewing request scope, coordinating records collection, conducting first-level document review, applying redactions, and supporting timely case resolution
• Experience conducting legal and quality assurance reviews of FOIA response packages, including evaluating the legal basis for proposed redactions, identifying potential issues, and ensuring responses comply with applicable FOIA requirements
• Ability to provide FOIA-related guidance to program staff and subject matter experts, including developing written and verbal instructions regarding records searches, document review, responsiveness, exemptions, and information appropriate for release
• Advanced experience with eDiscovery and FOIA processing platforms, such as Veritas Clearwell, FOIA Online, FOIAXpress, or comparable systems, including searching, organizing, tagging, deduplicating, importing/exporting, and redacting records
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with government attorneys, agency leadership, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders on high-profile or sensitive FOIA matters, including matters with potential litigation or significant organizational risk
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing briefing materials, status reports, legal or policy recommendations, taskers, and executive-level correspondence
• Expert proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace, with exceptional attention to detail and demonstrated experience performing quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) on large or complex document productions
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize a high volume of FOIA cases, identify potential backlogs or risks, recommend process improvements, and manage competing deadlines independently; must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 federal background investigation/security clearance, as required

Basic Qualifications and Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (J.D) degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Superb oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel, Google Suite)
• Experience with multi-tasking in a fast-paced and fast-growing company
• Ability to think strategically, analytically, and proactively about diverse business solutions

Operating Status:

This specific role will be fully remote but candidate must be local to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Physical Qualification(s) Required:

• Work is performed in an office environment
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• Responsible for adhering to all established safety standards

Equal Employment Opportunity:

M2 Strategy is an equal opportunity employer. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access M2 Strategy’s career website as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by contacting M2 Strategy Talent Acquisition Team, m2.apply@m2strategy.com, 703-822-5600.

Note: We may use technology, including AI-assisted tools, to support the review of applications; all employment decisions are made by qualified human professionals.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.