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.
Professional Standards:
- 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.
