Legal Analyst (FOIA)
Company: PenBay Technology Group LLC
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: PenBay Technology
Group (PenBay) is seeking a Legal Analyst to provide full time
support on-site in working as part of our contract team with the
DoD Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The Candidate selected
will: Have a comprehensive understanding of DoD, the Joint Staff,
and the Military Departments’ standards of practices. Accomplish
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/Joint Staff and DoD
components for review of responsive records and delivery of cases
to and from component offices. 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. 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. Assist in the identification of classified
information, Restricted or Formerly Restricted Data, and militarily
critical technology. Assist in the identification and handling of
NATO classified and unclassified information. Assist in the
identification of non-OSD/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 follow-up 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). Utilize e-discovery software to find, preserve, and
review electronic data. Maintain database/records management for
each case using the OGC records management and case processing
system. Provide review of OSD/Joint Staff and DoD component release
recommendations and assist in reconciling difference in release
recommendations. Process electronic redaction of exempt information
for case records pursuant to 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. Requirements:
Educational Requirement Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of legal
analyst experience. Experience/Skills Requirement Three years of
relevant experience to analyzing legal documents. Fluency with, and
understanding of, DoD, Joint Staff, and the Military Departments
standards of practice. The ability to review, understand, and
analyze complex legal and non-legal DoD documents. Possess
exceptional oral and written communication abilities and the
ability to read, interpret and understand legal documents. The
ability to leverage established relationships with other DoD
components and agencies. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of
Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and common office
software applications Flexible team player and capable of
interacting at all levels within the customer space as well as
other parts of the defense community. Motivated, self-starter with
the ability to accomplish tasks under pressure with limited
supervision. Strong ability to multi-task. Flexibility to
accommodate time-sensitive and mission-critical work. Desired
Experience Previous government, law office, corporate general
counsel office, or JAG office experience. DoD experience. ·
Experience using e-Discovery software. MUST possess a DoD Secret
Clearance
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