Litigation Paralegal

Job description

Litigation Paralegal - full time or part time

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support a U. S. law firm with active civil litigation matters from intake through trial preparation.

This is a fully remote role for a legal professional with strong litigation experience, excellent drafting skills, and the ability to manage deadlines, discovery, filings, and case preparation with accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

- Support attorneys throughout all stages of civil litigation.

- Draft pleadings, motions, notices, discovery requests, discovery responses, subpoenas, and correspondence.

- Prepare and organize exhibits, evidence, deposition materials, and trial documents.

- Manage discovery, including document collection, review, organization, and production.

- Assist with preparing interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, and responses.

- Coordinate depositions, hearings, mediations, conferences, and trials.

- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, courts, experts, witnesses, and vendors.

- Track statutes of limitation, court deadlines, discovery deadlines, hearings, and case milestones.

- Prepare court filings and work with state and federal electronic filing systems.

- Maintain accurate and organized digital case files.

- Conduct legal and factual research in support of active matters.

- Assist attorneys with deposition preparation, mediation preparation, and trial preparation.

- Prepare chronologies, case summaries, damages documentation, and other litigation materials.

- Work within the firm's case management and document management systems.

- Follow established firm procedures and quality standards.

Candidate Requirements

- Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a Paralegal, Lawyer, or Attorney.

- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a litigation paralegal for a law firm in the United States.

- Strong hands-on experience with U. S. civil litigation.

- Experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, subpoenas, and litigation correspondence.

- Strong experience managing discovery and document production.

- Experience preparing cases for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trials.

- Experience with state or federal court filing systems.

- Strong understanding of litigation deadlines and court procedures.

- Experience working directly with U. S. attorneys and clients.

- Strong legal drafting and document preparation skills.

- Experience with legal case management software.

- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 or comparable cloud-based business tools.

- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

For Every LauLau Professional

- Proven employment stability, with at least two years of tenure in each prior role.

- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

- Advanced hands-on experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

- Reliable high-speed internet, professional equipment, and a quiet home office.

- Consistent availability during U. S. business hours.

- Commitment to a long-term remote position with a U. S. law firm.