Paralegal; US Civil Litigation

Paralegal; US Civil Litigation

Join this emerging and growing West Coast USA-based law practice that focuses on Civil Litigation (pertaining to real estate disputes). Play a crucial role in supporting attorneys, managing case preparation, and ensuring the smooth handling of complex legal matters!

The ideal candidate has significant experience as a remote paralegal for a US based law practice, preferably with California civil litigation.

If you have a passion for paralegal profession, with demonstrated track record of success as a paralegal for US based law practice, we want to hear from you!!

Responsibilities:
• US Civil Litigation experience: (preferably with Real Estate disputes)
• Initial discovery through Settlement
• Legal Document Drafting experience: Prepare drafts of petitions, pleadings, motions, affidavits, objections and others
• Filing experience: Experience with e-filing in the US (California preferably)
• Case Management: manage case documentation utilizing industry tools
• Scheduling: manage team calendars, setting and managing appointments
• Sit in on hearings, depositions, and motions
• Intake: initial client discovery interviews, write report
• Research: research relevant case law or statutes that are applicable to the case (Use various industry tools: West Law, LexisNexis, Thompson Reuters, Relativity, and others)
• General Admin support
• Client interaction and communication
• Excellent English proficiency/communication

Qualifications:
• Must have experience working for US Law Practice
- Work independently with little supervision
• Attention to detail; focus on accuracy
• 2-3 years of paralegal experience
• Strong preference for experience in US Civil Litigation
• Excellent written and English verbal communication skills.
• Writing Skills: write concise summary of research findings
• Microsoft Office Suite, and various legal tools and software

Must be willing to work on US Pacific time zone (EST)

On your resume, please indicate which experience was for US based law practice, and which US state.

Be sure to ATTACH YOUR RESUME to your application, along with a brief cover letter explaining your experience with US based Law Practice.

Salary: based on experience