Remote Paralegal & Litigation Specialist

Protect Democracy; United States; Remote; USD 84,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Protect Democracy seeks a Paralegal & Litigation Specialist with 3+ years of civil litigation filing experience to support multi-faceted litigation and legal advocacy projects aimed at preventing authoritarianism.

You will handle case management, writing, research, and communications while working remotely from the United States, with travel as needed. A commitment to diverse backgrounds and cross-ideological strategy is essential.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of filing experience in civil litigation.
• Experience preparing, finalizing, and filing pleadings; cite-checking and Bluebooking documents; drafting discovery materials.
• Case management and litigation administration, including organizing large volumes of documents.
• Strong writing, researching, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Project management experience in a legal context.

Responsibilities

• Manage and organize case files and documents.
• Prepare and finalize legal memos and pleadings.
• Coordinate court filings and lead discovery processes.
• Draft external communications and public-facing materials.
• Engage with clients, opposing counsel, and partner organizations.
• Draft press releases, social media, talking points, and op-eds.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Case management

Project management

Communication

Editing/proofreading

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Paralegal certification

Tools

Filevine

Everlaw

Relativity

Job description

Protect Democracy seeks a Paralegal & Litigation Specialist with 3+ years of civil litigation filing experience to support multi-faceted litigation and legal advocacy projects aimed at preventing authoritarianism.

You will handle case management, writing, research, and communications while working remotely from the United States, with travel as needed. A commitment to diverse backgrounds and cross-ideological strategy is essential.