Paralegal – Civil Defense Litigation ( WFH Policy )

Overview

This role involves managing civil litigation cases independently from start to finish with minimal oversight. It requires anticipating needs, managing deadlines, and serving as the operational backbone of active litigation without step-by-step guidance.

Responsibilities

• Own civil litigation cases end-to-end with minimal supervision
• Independently manage deadlines and litigation procedures
• Perform electronic filing (CM/ECF) in both Federal and State courts accurately and without assistance
• Handle billing using ABA task codes precisely and consistently
• Use litigation document management systems daily to organize discovery, pleadings, and exhibits under pressure
• Draft court-ready correspondence, discovery responses, and case summaries requiring minimal revision
• Manage multiple active cases simultaneously with competing deadlines

Requirements

• Complete fluency in CM/ECF filing for Federal and State courts from day one; no training on electronic filing conventions, local rules, or docketing procedures will be provided
• Proven ability to file independently without review
• Experience coding litigation tasks for billing using ABA task codes
• Hands-on, daily operational experience with litigation document management systems (not just shared drives or basic folder structures)
• Strong writing skills capable of producing clear, concise, and court-ready documents
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills to handle multiple cases and shifting priorities
• Demonstrated ability to run litigation operations autonomously

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced litigation environment managing multiple cases

Location

• Not specified

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified