Job description · Legal support · Full-time
Paralegal job description
A remote paralegal supports attorneys with substantive work under supervision: legal research, drafting, discovery, and case preparation. They help small firms take on more matters without adding local overhead.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and summarize findings for attorney review
- Draft pleadings, motions, and discovery documents from templates
- Organize and review discovery and prepare document indexes
- Summarize depositions and medical or business records
- Prepare exhibits and trial binders
- Maintain case files and deadline calendars
Requirements
- Three or more years as a paralegal supporting U.S. law
- Paralegal certificate or law degree is a plus
- Legal research skills
- Precise writing and citation habits
- Confidentiality and ethics awareness
Tools
- Westlaw or Lexis
- Clio or MyCase
- Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat
- Everlaw or Relativity
What success looks like after 90 days
- Research memos delivered on time for attorney review
- Discovery organized and indexed
- Deposition summaries in a consistent format
Screening questions
Ask these before you book an interview.
- Which practice areas have you worked in?
- Which research databases have you used?
- Share a redacted writing sample.
- This is a full-time role working set hours each business day. Can you commit to that schedule?
Interview questions
- Summarize this two-page record in five bullet points.
- How do you organize a large document production?
- How do you confirm a citation is still good law?
- What do you do when an instruction is unclear close to a deadline?
Hiring tip
Ask for a redacted writing sample and a short paid summary task. Writing quality is the best predictor of paralegal performance.
Paralegal hiring FAQ
What does a Paralegal do?
A remote paralegal supports attorneys with substantive work under supervision: legal research, drafting, discovery, and case preparation. They help small firms take on more matters without adding local overhead. Day to day, the role covers work such as: conduct legal research and summarize findings for attorney review, draft pleadings, motions, and discovery documents from templates, and organize and review discovery and prepare document indexes.
How much does it cost to hire a full-time Paralegal from the Philippines?
We place a full-time Paralegal from the Philippines for $1,800 a month. Every candidate passes our top 2% vetting, starts within 14 days, and comes with a 1-week trial backed by a replacement or refund. The price is a flat monthly rate for a dedicated full-time hire.
What skills should a Paralegal have?
Look for: three or more years as a paralegal supporting U.S. law, paralegal certificate or law degree is a plus, legal research skills, and precise writing and citation habits. Common tools include Westlaw or Lexis, Clio or MyCase, Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat, and Everlaw or Relativity.
What should a Paralegal achieve in the first 90 days?
Research memos delivered on time for attorney review, discovery organized and indexed, and deposition summaries in a consistent format.
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We place a full-time Paralegal from the Philippines for $1,800 a month. Every candidate passes our top 2% vetting, starts within 14 days, and comes with a 1-week trial backed by a replacement or refund.