• Senior Paralegal

    Amentum (Herndon, VA)


    Senior Paralegal

    **Amentum** is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Headquartered in Virginia, we have more than 53,000 employees in approximately 80 countries across all 7 continents.

     

    Amentum is seeking a **Senior Paralegal** to provide domestic and international corporate governance and compliance support to the legal department, including public company support. **This is a hybrid or remote position, we prefer candidates that are located near our Herndon, VA location. This role requires US citizenship. This role may require the ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance.**

    What You'll Do:

    + Support the legal department in the management of domestic and international corporate governance and compliance with applicable laws.

    + Support public company filings in close coordination with SEC counsel.

    + Support existing and new foreign entity registrations; support facilitation of cross functional input and coordinate with stakeholders as required.

    + Assist with domestic entity tasks, including professional licensing registrations, state registrations, and periodic annual report filings.

    + Track international registrations and powers of attorney.

    + May interface with outside counsel in support of the above tasks.

    + Assist the legal department with special projects and initiatives.

    + Independently prepare routine legal documents and reports under attorney supervision.

    + May design, develop, and maintain law department databases.

    + May supervise the work of other Paralegals.

    + Perform other duties as assigned.

    Knowledge and Skills:

    + Ability to develop and sustain partnerships with internal / external partners and others.

    + Project management skills.

    + Strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to maintain a high rate of accuracy and production under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

    Qualifications:

    + Five-ten (5-10) years' paralegal or legal operations support experience.

    + Bachelor’s degree in associated discipline, paralegal accreditation, certificate, or other equivalent.

    + Management experience.

    + US Citizenship is required to apply.

    + This role may require the ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance.

     

    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 EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans (https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/KAFcCBBXQXhkzqE0t6hGf25isb) and Labor Laws Posters (https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/8mBSCDkZPZsWDpgwSAimfjTvOm) .