Paralegal

Amentum • Washington, DC • 21h ago

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 between $25.28 per hour. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range 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[1]term and short term disability insurance, 80 hours of paid time off after your one year anniversary, sick time and parental leave.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income 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. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters (https://postings.govdocs.com/#/vxSkbztPuAwwxfs) .

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