Paralegal

  • R0116384
  • On Site
  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Full time

Amentum has openings for Paralegals to support the US Attorney's Office in Washington, DC for related complex criminal matters. Primary duties include:

  • Perform assignment specific duties:
  • Support the case team and track data delivered to the case team to ensure that it is placed into the appropriate processing workflow
  • Performs database searches, exports reports, and other dataretrieval assignments using established network databasesincluding Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, and CaseView;
  • Performs litigation support tasks, including discovery productions, detailed review and analysis of case materials in a broad range of subject matters;
  • Supports investigative and trial teams by preparing documents for the legal team, uploading/organizing subpoena returns, preparing discovery and assisting in discovery productions, and sorting documents for trial binders;
  • Drafts documents for accomplishing litigation support assignments;
  • Proofreads and edits deliverable products, and enters data into case management systems;
  • Prepares documents for scanning, performs other document collection related activities, including OCRing documents, redacting and labeling of files;
  • Complete and submits forms, reports, correspondence, and other documents within established deadlines;
  • Completes detailed indexing of case files, and creates witness binders;
  • Creating logs for subpoena returns and discovery purposes;
  • Serve as first level reviewers, following team lead guidance to redact specific language.

Required:

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
  • Three years of experience on major litigation support projects or undergraduate degree. 
  • Certain assignments may require experience or substantial undergraduate coursework in, for example, finance/accounting, health care, or substantial experience in the legal environment or in information technology.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently in a team environment. 
  • Must have excellent writing skills and oral communication capabilities. 
  • Requires hands-on familiarity with the Government's office and network environment, including but not limited to, data processing environments, including office automation networks, PC-based databases and other applications, internet and server-based databases and other applications, such as Oracle, Relativity or other document review platform, Trial Director, etc. 
  • Should be a knowledgeable user of the Government's office and network environment, including but not limited to, word processing, spreadsheet, imaging, and hardware systems.  

       

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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