Litigation Paralegal

AppleOne Employment Services; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys in civil litigation, real estate matters, estate planning, probate, and personal injury cases in the Seattle/Bellevue area.

The role requires handling deadlines, court filings, discovery, case documents, and client communications with accuracy. This is a fast-paced, collaborative environment offering meaningful contributions to case strategy and legal operations.

Qualifications

• Provide litigation support for civil matters from intake through trial preparation and post-judgment activity.
• Manage discovery coordination, document production, court filings, case calendars, and litigation deadlines.
• Draft and prepare legal documents, pleadings, correspondence, summaries, chronologies, and case materials.
• Support attorneys with personal injury, real estate, estate planning, probate, and related legal matters.
• 3+ years of paralegal experience, preferably with a strong litigation background.
• Experience supporting civil litigation matters is required.
• Knowledge of civil procedure, court rules, litigation workflows, discovery processes, and legal document management.
• Strong legal drafting, proofreading, research, organization, and case management skills.
• Experience with electronic court filing systems and legal case management software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, confidential information, and detailed case files in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with attorneys, clients, and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys through all phases of civil litigation, including case intake, discovery, motions, hearings, trial preparation, and post-judgment activities.
• Draft, review, organize, and file legal documents, including pleadings, motions, discovery requests, responses, subpoenas, correspondence, and court filings.
• Manage discovery, document production, case files, exhibits, evidence, deadlines, hearing binders, trial notebooks, and litigation calendars.
• Assist with personal injury matters by gathering medical records, billing records, insurance documentation, damages materials, and settlement demand packages.
• Provide support for real estate, estate planning, trust administration, and probate matters, including document preparation, records review, client communication, and file organization.
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, courts, medical providers, insurance carriers, expert witnesses, and internal support staff while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Skills

Litigation support

Discovery coordination

Case management

Legal drafting

Research

Communication skills

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Education

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Electronic court filing systems

Legal case management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal for an opportunity near the Seattle/Bellevue areas. This role supports attorneys across a diverse legal practice, including civil litigation, real estate matters, estate planning, probate, and personal injury cases.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented legal professional who enjoys managing complex matters, supporting attorneys through all phases of litigation, and serving as a trusted resource for clients and legal teams. The work environment is collaborative, professional, and fast-paced, with opportunities to contribute meaningfully to case strategy, client service, and overall legal operations.

The ideal Litigation Paralegal is proactive, organized, and confident handling deadlines, court filings, discovery, case documents, and client communications with accuracy and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Support attorneys through all phases of civil litigation, including case intake, discovery, motions, hearings, trial preparation, and post-judgment activities.
• Draft, review, organize, and file legal documents, including pleadings, motions, discovery requests, responses, subpoenas, correspondence, and court filings.
• Manage discovery, document production, case files, exhibits, evidence, deadlines, hearing binders, trial notebooks, and litigation calendars.
• Assist with personal injury matters by gathering medical records, billing records, insurance documentation, damages materials, and settlement demand packages.
• Provide support for real estate, estate planning, trust administration, and probate matters, including document preparation, records review, client communication, and file organization.
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, courts, medical providers, insurance carriers, expert witnesses, and internal support staff while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $70,000 to $90,000 per year.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Location: Seattle, WA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Provide litigation support for civil matters from intake through trial preparation and post-judgment activity.
• Manage discovery coordination, document production, court filings, case calendars, and litigation deadlines.
• Draft and prepare legal documents, pleadings, correspondence, summaries, chronologies, and case materials.
• Support attorneys with personal injury, real estate, estate planning, probate, and related legal matters.
• 3+ years of paralegal experience, preferably with a strong litigation background.
• Experience supporting civil litigation matters is required.
• Knowledge of civil procedure, court rules, litigation workflows, discovery processes, and legal document management.
• Strong legal drafting, proofreading, research, organization, and case management skills.
• Experience with electronic court filing systems and legal case management software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, confidential information, and detailed case files in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with attorneys, clients, and support staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or equivalent legal experience.
• Experience in personal injury, real estate law, estate planning, probate, or a combination of these practice areas.
• Experience preparing settlement demand packages, trial notebooks, hearing binders, exhibit lists, estate planning documents, and probate materials.
• Familiarity with real estate documents, deeds, leases, title issues, recorded documents, property records, and land use research.
• A proactive work style with the ability to anticipate attorney needs, take ownership of assignments, and maintain highly organized case files.

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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.