Legal Assistant / FOIA

Position: FOIA Assistant

Location: Detroit, MI (On-Site)

Duration: 7+ Months and Extendable

Client: Wayne County Airport Authority

Pay rate: $28/hr

Description:

Position – FOIA Assistant
Estimated length of temporary assistance - upwards of 12 months

Start Date: ASAP
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm, 1⁄2 hr unpaid lunch period
Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Experience/Qualifications Required:
Ability to handle tight consistent deadlines.
Exceptional organizational, case management, and time management skills.
Analytical problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Attention to detail.
Maintaining the highest degree of confidentiality.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point)
Minimum 3 years of experience supporting senior-level management, project management, or work in a legal setting.
Familiar with reading and interpreting legislative laws.

Preferred:
Knowledge and understanding of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
1-year experience working with the FOIA.
Knowledge of records retention.

What type of job duties?
- Receives, reviews, notifies appropriate management, determines regulatory response deadlines, and logs FOIA Requests.
- Work within the organization to obtain records across several departments.
- Process FOIA request – Recognizes and segregates various types of non-disclosure information contained within a wide range of Airport Authority records including the review of classified, personal, personnel, sensitive security, and confidential records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Work closely with the Deputy Director to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately.
- Processes subpoenas and discovery requests that require WCAA records.
- Work with off-site storage facility to have files transferred to and from WCAA departments.
- Researches and completes urgent and time sensitive projects, including trouble shooting and provide customer support.
- Assists with Board meeting preparation and reset.
- Will research legal cases as needed and/or assigned.
- Maintain a working knowledge of mandatory Federal, State, and local laws and regulations in their area of expertise including but not limited to FOIA, SSI, HIPAA, LEIN.
- Assists in the auditing of organizational records stored off-site.
- Special projects as assigned.
- Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.