Paralegal
- Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor.
- Review and summarize information in prescribed format on case precedent and decisions.
- Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.
- Searches and extracts legal references in libraries and computer-data banks.
- Attends hearings or court appearances to become informed on administrative and/or court procedures and the status of cases.
- Assist in the presentation of charts and other visual information.
- Maintain case files.
- Indexes, tracks, and controls document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery)
- Indexes, tracks, and controls exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.
- Receive and review docket and calendar from ECF filing summaries and notices.
- Performs simple legal research
- Other examples of the types of work to be performed include compilation of documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
- 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.
- Paralegal Certificate or three years' experience in legal environment.
- Requires excellent written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems) and spreadsheets.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of e-discovery procedures and resources.
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.