Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified 8(a) company with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers.
At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.
Wits Solutions is looking for a FOIA Specialist to join our team supporting our government customer support requirements.
Responsibilities
- Conduct search for responsive documents.
- Review documents for application of FOIA exemptions, Privacy Act exemptions and other privileges.
- Electronic and manual redaction of documents.
- Bates-labeled production set of documents, if necessary, and if requested, a second set with documents in native format.
- Assist in creation and updating of administrative and production reports and trackers.
- Scan images of documents as appropriate.
- Assist in creation and updating of Privilege Log(s) or Vaughn indices.
- Review and preparation of documents.
- Assist in various litigations.
- Fact and citation check.
Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience :
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experience.At least one year of experience processing FOIA requests.This experience may be substituted with a law degree (i.e., Juris Doctor degree). Knowledge and familiarity with e-Discovery tools and Adobe Acrobat.While not required, it is preferred that FOIA Specialists have prior FOIA work experience at a federal agency.Possess experience of working in a professional office setting.Possess experience working in a high-pressured work environment that requires meeting tight deadlines.Possess strong attention to detail, organization skills and ability to meet deadlines efficiently.Possess ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects.Possess the ability to work with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.Be able to track the workload of the supporting office and submit weekly reports.Desired Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
Working experience with Executive Office of the President (EOP).Physical Requirements
Must be able to sit at computer for extended periods of time.Must be able to lift at least twenty pounds.