Legal Assistant


Job Details

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

+ Support the case team will track data delivered to the case team to ensure that it is placed into the appropriate processing workflow.

+ Serve as first level reviewers, identifying materials that are potentially privileged for second level review by law clerks and/or members of the government filter review team.

+ Performs database searches, exports reports, and other data retrieval assignments using established network databases including Westlaw, Lexis, Relativity, and CaseView.

+ Performs moderately complex 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 subpoenas, uploading/organizing subpoena returns, preparing discovery and assisting in discovery productions, and creating trial exhibits.

+ 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.

+ Prepares and submits legal pleadings, forms, reports, correspondence, and other documents within established deadlines.

+ Completes detailed indexing of case files, creates witness binders, and prepares deposition and trial exhibits.

+ Creating logs for subpoena returns and discovery purposes.

**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.

+ Three years of experience on major litigation support projects or undergraduate degree.

+ 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.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources preferred. Prior experience with criminal litigation support is highly desired.

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 veterans 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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 Amentum

 04/19/2024

 Washington,DC