Senior Litigation Paralegal - Hybrid Discovery & Trial Prep

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

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.