Paralegal & Litigation Specialist
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Protect DemocracyCivil litigation
You can work remotely from nearly any location in the United StatesFull-TimeMiddle
Salary84,300 - 99,200 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- A minimum of three years of filing experience in civil litigation.
- Required Skills
- Project Management
Requirements
- Have a minimum of three years of filing experience in civil litigation.
- Have experience preparing, finalizing, and filing court pleadings.
- Be familiar with cite-checking, Bluebooking, drafting discovery materials and correspondence, and preparing administrative documents such as pro hac vice applications.
- Be familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and state or local court rules.
- Have case-management or litigation-administration experience, including organizing large quantities of documents and case files.
- Demonstrate strong writing, research, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Have project-management experience, ideally in a legal context.
- Be able to track, prioritize, and balance varied responsibilities with rigorous attention to detail.
- Be comfortable giving feedback and managing up, down, and sideways.
- Be able to work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Be willing to travel periodically, sometimes for extended periods.
- Paralegal certification is preferred but not required.
- Experience with Filevine or e-discovery systems such as Everlaw or Relativity is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Manage and organize case files and documents.
- Prepare and finalize legal memoranda and pleadings, coordinate court filings, and help lead discovery.
- Conduct research, synthesize findings, and draft memoranda, reports, and other communications.
- Cite-check and Bluebook documents, fact-check, proofread, and assist with drafting court filings and correspondence.
- Engage with clients, opposing counsel, partner organizations, and other external stakeholders.
- Draft press releases, social media content, talking points, outreach emails, op-eds, and blog posts.
- Coordinate call logistics, create agendas, and draft internal communications.
- Project-manage litigation work plans, track progress, and communicate goals and feedback.
- Maintain or create information-management systems, processes, and tools for impact teams.
- Contribute ideas to litigation and impact-project strategy and participate in culture-building initiatives.
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