Description
Employment Type: Full-Time Contractor
Workplace: Remote
Compensation: USD $1,800 - $2,000 / month
Schedule: Monday-Friday schedule, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM Eastern Time
Bring your U.S. civil litigation experience into a remote role where you will support complex personal injury defense matters from case opening through trial.
About Us
- HireHawk connects skilled professionals around the world with meaningful opportunities at U.S. and Canadian companies, with a focus on building high-performing remote teams.
- Candidates benefit from structured onboarding, clear expectations, and dedicated coordination while working with established international clients.
- For this opportunity, you will support a mid-sized U.S. trial law firm handling civil litigation matters, including personal injury defense.
About the Role
- This is a hands-on litigation role for an experienced paralegal who understands how a U.S. civil case moves from inception through discovery, depositions, hearings, and trial preparation.
- You will work closely with attorneys on personal injury and civil defense matters, including cases in federal court.
- The firm is looking for someone who can take ownership of assigned case files, maintain exceptionally organized records, and work independently once trained on its systems and procedures.
- Florida litigation experience is valuable, but strong U.S. federal civil litigation and personal injury defense experience will be prioritized.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned civil litigation matters from inception through discovery, deposition, hearing, and trial preparation stages
- Maintain accurate, organized case files, client documents, discovery materials, correspondence, and litigation records
- Review, analyze, summarize, and organize pleadings, discovery responses, medical records, and other case-related documents
- Support attorneys with complaints, interrogatories, requests for production, and other discovery-related materials
- Obtain, organize, and track medical records, non-party records, and supporting documentation needed for active matters
- Coordinate with witnesses, experts, clients, and other case participants while maintaining clear and professional communication
- Prepare attorneys for client meetings, depositions, hearings, and trials by ensuring relevant materials are complete and accessible
- Assist with deposition preparation, including document organization, exhibits, records, and case summaries
- Support federal court litigation matters while following applicable filing, case-management, and documentation requirements
- Learn and consistently follow the firm's client-specific documents, naming conventions, workflows, and document-management procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies or Legal Studies, or a recognized Paralegal Certificate
- At least 3 years of hands-on civil litigation paralegal experience, ideally within the requested 3-5 year range
- Substantive experience supporting U.S. litigation involving personal injury matters
- Working knowledge of the litigation lifecycle, including pleadings, interrogatories, discovery, depositions, hearings, and trial preparation
- Experience working with medical records and non-party records in litigated matters
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage deadlines, organize multiple active matters, and work independently after training
- Personal injury defense or broader civil defense litigation experience
- Federal court litigation experience
- Florida civil litigation experience (nice to have)
- Previous experience supporting a U.S. law firm remotely
- Experience communicating with and coordinating experts and witnesses