Paralegal / Legal Professionals for Litigation Law Firm - 2 Openings
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We are seeking 2 paralegals or legal professionals to support our high-volume litigation practice. These people will support a number of projects, but a set schedule is not required. People who succeed in this role are proactive, communicative, and are highly detailed. We do not need people for document review or discovery. Instead, we are looking for paralegals who can assist with litigation processes, document production, and task follow-up to move matters forward. Responsibilities can include: * Prepare, review, and organize legal documents for attorney signatures, filing, or service. * Assist with case-related tasks including file updating in our database, document filing, and other related tasks. * Analyzing court mail including motions and updating practice management systems * Review files for gaps in our processes, prepare documents, and assist with the follow-up. * Track outstanding items and proactively follow through to completion. * Help keep files at every stage of the litigation and judgment enforcement lifecycle to move forward efficiently. Requirements: * Prior experience as a paralegal or other legal professional in a law firm, collection agency, bank, or court setting. * Ability to work in a high-volume environment with excellent attention to detail. * Strong organizational skills, able to ask questions, and drive to complete projects on time at a high quality. * Comfortable receiving constructive feedback with a desire to continuously improve. Position Details: * Remote * Part-time (15 - 30 hours/week) * Prefer Eastern time zone, but there is no set schedule. However, depending on the project there may be some need to attend meetings scheduled on EST * 2 openings * Project-driven work with the ability to also address specific files/cases. When applying, please include: * Summary of your legal experience including applicable practice areas. * Whether you have prior collections or litigation experience. * Any case management or legal software you have used.
- Not SureHourly
- 3-6 monthsDuration
- Entry levelExperience Level
$25.00
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$40.00
Hourly- Remote Job
- Ongoing projectProject Type
Skills and Expertise
Activity on this job
- Proposals:Less than 5
- Last viewed by client:4 days ago
- Hires:2
- Interviewing:1
- Invites sent:18
- Unanswered invites:14
About the client
- United StatesNew York2:17 PM
- $914K total spent72 hires, 24 active
- 33,893 hours
- LegalMid-sized company (10-99 people)
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