SAIC

Legal Analyst

SAIC • $70K — $95K *
Arlington, VA 22204In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 5 years of legal analyst experience; Master's degree preferred.
  • 3 years of relevant experience analyzing legal documents.
  • Previous experience in a government, law office, corporate general counsel office, or JAG office is highly desired.
  • DoD experience preferred.
  • TS/SCI Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

  • Review and prepare orders for deployment of U.S. forces and military operations.
  • Research and support defense-related international agreements and treaties.
  • Prepare briefs and legal matters related to military exercises and operations globally.
  • Support civil litigation cases and respond to congressional inquiries and FOIA requests.
  • Analyze requests for evidence and witnesses.
  • Coordinate information collection, including classified materials.
  • Review and assist in release recommendations from DoD components and process electronic redactions.

Benefits

  • On-site working environment with the DoD Office of the General Counsel.
  • Opportunity to work closely on defense-related legal matters.
  • Engagement in high-level legal reviews impacting military operations.
  • Potential for growth and development within government legal frameworks.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is seeking Legal Analyst to provide full-time support on-site in working as part of contract team with the DoD Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

This position will:
  • Provide preliminary review and preliminarily prepare orders authorizing the deployment of U.S. forces worldwide, orders to execute military operations, and rules of engagement.
  • Provide preliminary reviews, research, and technical support on all aspects of defense-related international agreements, including but not limited to, defense trade cooperation treaties, intellectual property agreements, international cooperative agreements, acquisition and cross-servicing agreements, and status of forces agreements before final review by a government attorney.
  • Prepare preliminary reviews of significant military exercises briefs, freedom of navigation operations, security assistance-related support to and with numerous partner countries, and other legal matters associated with the presence, activities, and operations of the U.S. Armed Forces globally.
  • Provide 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.
  • Provide preliminary review and analysis of requests for assistance in identifying evidence and witnesses received by the Department.
  • Coordinate the collection of information, review the information, and assist in the production or use of appropriate information which is classified or controlled by the Department.
  • Provide review of OSD/JS and DoD component release recommendations and assist in reconciling differences in release recommendations.
  • Process electronic redaction of exempt information for case records pursuant to the authorities listed in Part 6, Applicable Publications.
  • 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 and prepare 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.
  • 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.
  • Provide 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.
  • Conduct research of initial FOIA cases and determine the appropriate office to task in responding to the requests.
  • Apply appropriate electronic redactions using the e-Discovery software.
  • Process electronic redactions of exempt information for case records
  • Conduct legal research, as necessary.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 5 years of legal analyst experience; Master's degree preferred.
  • 3 years of relevant experience to analyzing legal documents.
  • Previous government, law office, corporate general counsel office, or JAG office experience is highly desired.
  • DoD experience preferred.
  • TS/SCI Clearance is required.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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