Remote Civil Litigation Paralegal - Trial Prep & Discovery

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Full-time or part-time work options

Hourly wage $14

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join a U.S. legal team in a fully remote capacity. The role supports civil litigation from intake through trial preparation, drafting pleadings, managing discovery, and organizing trial documents.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of paralegal or related experience, strong drafting skills, and deep knowledge of U.S. civil procedures. Excellent English, detail orientation, and proficiency with AI tools and case management

Qualifications

• At least five years of professional experience as a paralegal, lawyer, or attorney.
• At least two years of experience working as a litigation paralegal for a law firm in the United States.
• Strong hands-on experience with U.S. civil litigation procedures and case management.
• Demonstrated experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery documents, subpoenas, and litigation correspondence.
• Extensive experience managing discovery and document production.
• Experience preparing cases for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trials.
• Familiarity with state and/or federal court filing systems and procedural requirements.
• Strong understanding of litigation deadlines, court procedures, and case milestones.
• Experience working directly with U.S. attorneys and clients.
• Excellent legal writing, drafting, and document preparation skills.
• Experience using legal case management software.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 or comparable cloud-based business tools.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• A stable employment history, with at least two years of tenure in each previous role.
• Advanced hands-on experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
• Reliable high-speed internet, professional equipment, and a quiet home office.
• Availability during U.S. business hours and commitment to a long-term remote position with a U.S. law firm.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys with active civil litigation matters, from initial intake through trial preparation.
• Draft pleadings, motions, notices, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and legal correspondence.
• Prepare and organize exhibits, evidence, deposition materials, trial documents, chronologies, case summaries, and damages documentation.
• Manage discovery processes, including document collection, review, organization, and production.
• Assist with interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, and related responses.
• Coordinate depositions, hearings, mediations, conferences, and trials.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, courts, expert witnesses, vendors, and other relevant parties.
• Track statutes of limitation, court deadlines, discovery schedules, hearings, and key case milestones.
• Prepare and submit court filings using state and federal electronic filing systems.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and up-to-date digital case files.
• Conduct legal and factual research to support active litigation matters.
• Assist attorneys with deposition, mediation, hearing, and trial preparation.
• Use legal case management and document management systems to organize case information and workflows.
• Follow established procedures and quality standards to ensure accuracy and consistency across all work.

Skills

Legal drafting

English proficiency

Case management

AI tools

MS Office 365

Attention to detail

Time management

Remote work

U.S. civil litigation

Tools

Legal case management software

Document management systems

Cloud-based tools

Job description

Jobgether is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join a U.S. legal team in a fully remote capacity. The role supports civil litigation from intake through trial preparation, drafting pleadings, managing discovery, and organizing trial documents.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of paralegal or related experience, strong drafting skills, and deep knowledge of U.S. civil procedures. Excellent English, detail orientation, and proficiency with AI tools and case management