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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
Must be able to obtain and maintain MRPT facility credentials/authorization
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
At least one year of litigation paralegal experience or project experience (as related to the task order) is required
Must have basic legal knowledge
Must have sufficient experience with legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw to perform basic legal research
What we offer:
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