Business Litigation Attorney (Remote) | LATAM

HireHawk; Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 271,618,000 - 543,236,000; Full time

Job summary

HireHawk is recruiting for an experienced attorney to provide substantive remote legal support for a U.S.-based law firm. This role handles U.S.

business litigation, commercial disputes, and related matters, moving assignments from issue spotting through research, drafting, and recommended next steps. You will work directly with the managing attorney, handling both plaintiff- and defense-side matters, including discovery and motion practice, while delivering well-reasoned, independently produced

Qualifications

• Law degree and active licensure to practice in your jurisdiction.
• Hands-on experience supporting U.S. law firms on business litigation or related matters.
• Strong knowledge of the U.S. legal system, civil procedure, and court litigation.
• Experience drafting substantive motions, pleadings, and legal memoranda independently.
• Ability to research unfamiliar U.S. legal issues with Westlaw and produce actionable analysis.
• Experience handling litigation workflows including discovery, case development, and management.
• Excellent written and spoken English for remote collaboration with U.S.-based attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned U.S. business litigation matters from analysis to drafting and next steps.
• Research statutes, case law, and procedural rules using Westlaw to support arguments.
• Analyze contractual and commercial disputes and advise on strategic paths.
• Draft complaints, motions, pleadings, memoranda, and other litigation documents end to end.
• Support both plaintiff- and defense-side matters, including discovery and motion practice.
• Organize casework independently while escalating strategic decisions when needed.
• Ensure work product is accurate, well-supported, and suitable for U.S.-based counsel.

Skills

Westlaw research

Litigation drafting

U.S. civil procedure

Remote collaboration

Legal analysis

Education

Law degree

Attorney licensure

Tools

Westlaw

Job description

All candidates from LATAM are welcome to apply!!!

• Employment Type: Full-Time Contractor
• Workplace: Remote
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, either 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Arizona time

About Us

HireHawk connects skilled professionals around the world with meaningful remote opportunities at U.S. and Canadian companies. For this role, we are recruiting on behalf of a U.S.-based law firm that is expanding its business law practice and needs an experienced attorney who can contribute substantive legal judgment, not simply provide paralegal support. HireHawk supports globally distributed professionals with clear role expectations, remote team coordination, and an outcomes-focused working environment.

About the Role

You will provide substantive remote legal support on U.S. business litigation, commercial disputes, and related business law matters. This is an attorney-level position for someone who already understands the U.S legal system and can independently move an assignment from initial issue spotting through research, analysis, drafting, and recommended next steps.

You will work directly with the firm's managing attorney, receiving strategic direction while taking ownership of the legal work assigned to you. The role includes both plaintiff-side and defense-side matters and combines commercial litigation with selected transactional and contractual assignments.

This is not an entry-level position or a traditional paralegal role. The firm is looking for someone who can exercise legal judgment, produce substantive attorney work, and contribute without extensive training.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned U.S. business litigation matters, moving work from initial analysis through research, drafting, and recommended next steps.
• Research federal and state statutes, case law, procedural rules, and legal precedent using Westlaw.
• Analyze contractual disputes, business conflicts, commercial claims, defenses, and other substantive business law issues.
• Draft complaints, motions, pleadings, legal memoranda, and other substantive litigation documents from beginning to end.
• Assess new matters, identify key legal and procedural issues, and develop practical recommendations for the supervising attorney.
• Support both plaintiff-side and defense-side commercial litigation, including discovery, motion practice, case development, and litigation strategy.
• Draft and review contracts, agreements, and other business documents connected with the firm's broader business law practice.
• Organize and advance casework independently while escalating strategic, high-impact, or client-sensitive decisions to the managing attorney.
• Apply sound legal judgment when researching unfamiliar issues rather than relying on step-by-step instruction.
• Maintain accurate, well-supported, and professionally written work product suitable for review by U.S.-based counsel.

Must-Have

• Law degree and current attorney licensure in your local jurisdiction.
• Prior hands-on experience supporting U.S. law firms on business litigation, contractual disputes, or related commercial matters.
• Strong working knowledge of the U.S. legal system, including civil procedure and federal and state court litigation.
• Demonstrated experience independently drafting substantive motions, pleadings, legal memoranda, and other attorney-level litigation documents.
• Ability to research unfamiliar U.S. legal issues independently using Westlaw and turn that research into actionable legal analysis.
• Experience with litigation workflows including complaints, discovery, motion practice, case development, and case management.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to work remotely and communicate directly with U.S.-based attorneys.

Nice to Have

• Admission to a U.S. state bar.
• Experience handling both commercial litigation and transactional or contractual assignments.
• Experience working on both plaintiff-side and defense-side business disputes.
• Prior experience working directly with a U.S. law firm owner, managing attorney, or senior attorney in a remote environment.
• Experience supporting matters across multiple U.S. state or federal jurisdictions.