Bilingual Paralegal - Remote

AppleOne Employment Services; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Bilingual Paralegal - Remote to support a busy legal services team handling Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases. This temp-to-hire role suits a detail-oriented professional who can manage a high-volume caseload and assist attorneys through all phases of litigation.

Responsibilities include drafting documents, managing deadlines, coordinating with clients and court personnel, and ensuring case readiness. Remote work with California residency required.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English and Spanish required or strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of paralegal or legal support experience preferred.
• Experience in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Personal Injury/Wrongful Death cases from intake through trial readiness.
• Prepare and file legal documents, pleadings, and discovery materials.
• Track deadlines, review files, and keep cases organized for trial.
• Communicate with clients, attorneys, court personnel, and staff.
• Draft, review, e-serve, and e-file legal documents and correspondence.
• Coordinate with deposition teams, coordinators, and internal departments.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Client communication

Litigation support

Deadline tracking

Documentation drafting

Typing speed 45 WPM

Detail-oriented

Independent and collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate

Tools

WordPerfect

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Bilingual Paralegal - Remote for a temp-to-hire opportunity supporting a busy legal services team handling Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented legal professional who can manage a high-volume caseload, communicate with clients compassionately, and support attorneys through all phases of litigation.

This position offers the opportunity to work with experienced attorneys, managers, supervisors, and legal support professionals in a collaborative paralegal department. Candidates who enjoy meaningful casework, organized processes, supportive teamwork, and the opportunity to grow within a legal environment will find this role rewarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned caseload of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death matters from intake through trial preparation and case resolution.
• Communicate with clients regarding fee contracts, case flow, interviews, records, health updates, and case-related needs with professionalism and sensitivity.
• Draft, prepare, review, e-serve, and e-file legal documents including pleadings, complaints, DOE Amendments, Case Management Statements, 998 Offers to Compromise, and trial-related materials.
• Track and meet internal deadlines, court deadlines, Code of Civil Procedure requirements, and case readiness milestones.
• Order, subpoena, and organize medical records, billing records, employment records, pathology, films, economic loss documentation, and other case materials.
• Coordinate with attorneys, deposition coordinators, supervisors, court personnel, defense counsel, and internal departments to move cases forward efficiently.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range: $25 to $27 per hour.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Work arrangement: Remote.
• Location: Remote (must live in California)

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage Personal Injury and Wrongful Death case files from intake through trial and resolution.
• Prepare litigation documents, pleadings, correspondence, discovery-related materials, and trial preparation documents.
• Track deadlines, perform file reviews, complete follow-up tasks, and ensure cases remain organized and trial ready.
• Communicate with clients, attorneys, court personnel, defense counsel, and internal legal support teams.
• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate required, or equivalent substitute experience.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant legal support or paralegal experience preferred based on role level.
• Prior law firm experience preferred.
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills required or strongly preferred.
• Strong computer skills, including WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, and other office or case management programs.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English at a college level.
• Typing speed of at least 45 WPM.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, deadline management, and follow-through.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume legal environment.
• Professional communication skills with the ability to interact sensitively with ill clients, family members, attorneys, managers, supervisors, and external contacts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, asbestos, mass tort, or plaintiff-side litigation matters.
• Experience with e-filing, e-service, court calendaring, deposition coordination, and trial preparation.
• Familiarity with California civil procedure, court deadlines, OSC reviews, Case Management Conferences, Trial Setting Conferences, and preference motions.
• Experience maintaining and updating legal case management systems.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.