Litigation Paralegal

Diamond Personnel; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Personnel is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal for our Washington, DC office. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of substantive paralegal experience and hands-on trial preparation, discovery, and eDiscovery management.

The role requires strong case management, court filing, and deadline-tracking across state, federal, and appellate courts, with proficiency in Relativity and document management systems such as iManage or NetDocuments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of substantive paralegal experience in litigation.
• Experience managing complex matters from discovery through trial.
• Strong case management, filing, and deadline-tracking across courts.
• Experience with discovery/eDiscovery lifecycle and document review.
• Drafting discovery responses and privilege logs.
• Proficient with Relativity and eDiscovery platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage discovery and eDiscovery lifecycle from collection to production.
• Draft and issue discovery requests; review for relevance and privilege.
• Prepare privilege logs and maintain case materials.
• Coordinate subpoenas and monitor responses and deadlines.
• Assist in trial preparation: exhibits, binders, summaries, and demonstrations.
• Index and track deposition and trial exhibits; summarize transcripts.
• Support litigation teams with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Skills

Case management

Discovery/eDiscovery

Trial preparation

Microsoft Office

Court filing

Deadline tracking

Paralegal support

Education

BA/BS degree preferred

Paralegal certificate acceptable with 8+ years

Associate's degree acceptable with 8+ years

Tools

Relativity

iManage

NetDocuments

Job description

An established national law firm is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join its Washington, DC office. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned litigation professional with strong case management, discovery/eDiscovery, and trial preparation experience.

Location: Washington, DC

Salary: $65,000–$115,000, with flexibility up to approximately $120,000 for a highly qualified candidate

Billable Requirement: 1,400 hours annually

Schedule: Onsite 5 days per week for the first 90 days; a hybrid schedule of 4 days in office/1 day remote may be considered thereafter

Hours: Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week (9:00 AM–6:00 PM or 8:30 AM–5:30 PM, with a one-hour lunch)

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of substantive paralegal experience and a stable employment history. Prior trial experience is strongly preferred, along with hands-on experience managing complex litigation matters from discovery through trial.

Key experience should include:

• Strong case management, court filing, and deadline-tracking experience across state, federal, and appellate courts
• Managing the full discovery and eDiscovery lifecycle, including collection, review, and production
• Drafting discovery responses and reviewing documents for relevance and privilege
• Preparing and maintaining privilege logs
• Advanced experience with eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity and similar tools
• Drafting, issuing, tracking, and domesticating subpoenas; coordinating service and monitoring responses and deadlines
• Preparing for trials and depositions, including exhibits, binders, summaries, demonstratives, and courtroom support
• Experience indexing, tracking, and managing case materials, discovery, deposition exhibits, and trial exhibits
• Summarizing depositions and other transcripts
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience with document management systems such as iManage or NetDocuments
• Legal research, Bluebook, and cite-checking experience preferred, but not required

Education

A BA or BS degree is preferred. Candidates with an Associate's degree or paralegal certificate will also be considered with at least 8 years of comparable work experience.

Additional Qualifications

Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail. The position requires someone who can work independently, take initiative, manage multiple competing priorities, and remain organized in a fast-paced litigation environment.

A stable employment history is important for this opportunity.