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Amentum Paralegal in Kansas City, Missouri
Paralegal – one (1) in Kansas City’s Monetary Penalties Unit (location: U.S. Attorney’s Office, 400 E. 9th Street, Suite 5510, Kansas City, Missouri)
Collects court ordered restitutions and fines of criminal and civil defendants.
Drafts legal documents, and files legal documents using the Electronic Court Filing system (ECF),
Prepares garnishments, liens, and other legal process documents for collection.
Sends demand letters, files liens, run credit reports, prepares and submits subpoenas.
Manages and tracks collection activity in an internal database.
Communicates with and coordinates collection activity with AUSAs in the Monetary Penalties Unit (MPU).
Completes fact research in public information databases and other research databases to gather information and identify assets.
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; trial experience very helpful. Automated litigation support experience valued.
Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation to cite check legal motions and memorandum 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.
Role also requires basic familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources. Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
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.
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