Description:
Amentum is seeking a Law Clerk I to support the DOJ Civil Division Appellate section. This position primarily assists attorneys with preparing draft legal documents, revising briefs, and cite checking. This position reports to a Project Manager and is an onsite role with the potential for a hybrid schedule.- Ensures compliance with Appellate Style Manual, Brief and Appendix circuit court requirements and Bluebook citation format.
- Conducts thorough source verification on LexisNexis and WestLaw to confirm the accuracy and reliability of all cited authorities.
- Advises attorneys and other officials on the accuracy and relevancy of citations, quotations, paraphrasing, parenthetical information, and other references. Proposes reliable additions of relevant citations and other references for the improvement of the brief.
- Handles multiple assignments with varying deadlines and conflicting priorities.
- Plans and organizes work carefully to meet requirements for each stage of the assignment.
- Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memorandum of law, etc.
- Reviews or edits briefs and other case documents under tight deadlines.
- Works closely with attorneys in revising briefs and other case documents leading up to filing deadlines; monitors and addresses last-minute changes.
Required:
- 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 Law degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed at least one year of study or, an equivalent level of legal training or experience or an equivalent level of education may be substituted.
- Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources.
- Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
- Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.
- Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.
Preferred:
- Expertise with legal cite checking and Bluebooking.
- Employees will earn H&W dollars per eligible hour (including vacation and holiday up to 40 hours/week). H&W monies are used to offset the employer's cost of benefits the employee elects into and/or utilizes. Any remaining health and welfare monies after all applicable deductions would be cashed out to the employee on a 1 pay period lag.