Paralegal

Amentum; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 35,239; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Sick time and parental leave

Job summary

A leading defense contracting company is seeking a Paralegal to assist with the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act claims. The role involves evaluating evidence, processing legal documents, and supporting case management. A successful candidate should have a paralegal certificate or relevant law school experience. They will be compensated at $25.58 per hour and offered a comprehensive benefits package including insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials.
• Requires one year of litigation paralegal or project experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Complete standardized forms.
• Process and review legal documents.
• Assist in compiling case materials.
• Conduct technical and legal research.
• Establish and maintain case files.

Skills

Legal research

Written communication

Oral communication

Basic legal knowledge

Work under pressure

Education

Paralegal certificate or ABA-accredited law school completion

Two years of college education

Tools

LEXIS

Westlaw

Word processing software

Database management systems

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Amentum is seeking Paralegals to assist with the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA/Downwinders) claims team. The Paralegal role is crucial in ensuring the efficient and accurate handling of incoming materials supporting claims filed under RECA. The Paralegal will be evaluating evidence to make sure claims meet statutory criteria, as well as communicating with the case team and with claimants.

This position is responsible for following specific guidance and standard operation procedures to:

• Complete standardized forms.

• Process legal documents, reviewing them for correct form and timeliness, and annotating case files and status records to reflect receipt and due date for response or other actions required.

• Assist attorneys or paralegal specialists in compiling the case materials by retrieving, photocopying, and assembling documents, affidavits and legal memoranda.

• Establish, maintain, and close out case files or systems of legal records, annotating indices and status records, compiling workload and status reports, and locating and abstracting data from files and records.

• Conduct both technical and legal research.

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

• Requires paralegal certificate, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study. One year of legal training or legal experience or at least two years of college education may be substituted for the paralegal certificate.

• Additionally, at least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required.

• Must have basic legal knowledge and must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research.

• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge and hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.

• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Compensation

The hourly rate for this position is $25.58 per hour. Factors which may affect starting pay may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

Amentum offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long term and short term disability insurance, 80 hours of paid time off after your one year anniversary, sick time and parental leave.

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