Litigation Paralegal (Hybrid Remote)

TECHEAD; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybride; USD 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

TECHEAD in Washington, DC is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to support attorneys through all stages of complex commercial litigation, with a focus on court filings, eDiscovery, and trial preparation.

The role requires strong procedural knowledge, proficiency with CM/ECF, Relativity/Everlaw, and MS Office, plus coordinating with internal teams and external vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; ABA-certified paralegal preferred.
• At least 3 years in litigation paralegal roles for corporate or commercial firms.
• Strong knowledge of FRCP, local rules, and CM/ECF filing procedures.

Responsabilités

• Prepare and file pleadings in state and federal courts via CM/ECF.
• Monitor dockets, service of documents, and court notices.
• Oversee eDiscovery lifecycle: holds, collection, review, and production.
• Coordinate trial prep, depositions, and logistics.
• Serve as liaison with IT, vendors, and opposing counsel tech staff.
• Draft privilege logs, discovery requests, and production packages.

Connaissances

CM/ECF e-filing

Litigation paralegal experience

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate

Outils

Relativity

Everlaw

Concordance

TextMap

CaseNotebook

Adobe Acrobat Pro

TrialDirector

Description du poste

This position allows for 2 days per week remote / work from home.

The Litigation Paralegal will provide critical support to attorneys throughout all stages of complex commercial litigation. This role focuses heavily on court e-filing operations across federal and state courts, managing the end-to-end electronic discovery (eDiscovery) lifecycle, and coordinating trial preparation. The ideal candidate combines technical proficiency in legal technology platforms with a strong grasp of procedural court rules.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, format, bluebook/cite-check, and file pleadings, motions, briefs, and legal documents in state and federal courts (CM/ECF, state e-filing portals, and appellate systems).
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local court rules, standing orders, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), and filing deadlines across relevant jurisdictions.
• Monitor court dockets, manage electronic service of documents, and route incoming court notices and orders to appropriate legal teams.
• Prepare motion practice supporting documents, including notices of motion, proposed orders, exhibits, and certificates of service.
• Oversee the end-to-end eDiscovery workflow, including litigation holds, data collection, processing, review set creation, and production.
• Serve as the primary liaison between legal teams, internal IT, external eDiscovery vendors, and opposing counsel technical staff.
• Draft, track, and manage written discovery requests (Interrogatories, Requests for Production, Requests for Admission) and subpoena packages.
• Manage document review teams, establish tagging/coding guidelines, perform privilege reviews, and draft comprehensive privilege logs.
• Prepare rule-compliant document productions (TIFF/PDF conversions, load file creation, bates stamping, and redactions).
• Organize and maintain electronic case files, master exhibit lists, witness binders, and deposition transcripts using case management software.
• Summarize deposition and hearing transcripts; create detailed fact chronologies and issue outlines.
• Coordinate logistics for depositions, hearings, arbitrations, and trials, including subpoena issuance, witness preparation files, and court reporter/videographer scheduling.
• Provide real-time trial support, including handling courtroom presentation software (TrialPad, TrialDirector), managing trial exhibits, and tracking admitted evidence.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required. ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of litigation paralegal experience within a corporate or commercial law firm setting.
• Expert-level proficiency with state and federal CM/ECF e-filing systems.
• Hands-on experience with eDiscovery review platforms (Relativity, Everlaw, Concordance, or similar).
• Proficiency in litigation support tools (TextMap, CaseNotebook, Adobe Acrobat Pro, TrialDirector).
• Advanced command of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).