Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant (Contract; Part-Time to Full Time)

Latitude is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant to support a busy plaintiff-side employment litigation law firm. This is a fully remote contract engagement with the potential to convert to a permanent position based on business needs and performance. The position can be part-time or full-time.

The ideal candidate will have a strong litigation background, excellent organizational skills, and substantial hands-on experience preparing and filing litigation documents in federal courts and Washington State Superior Courts, particularly King County Superior Court. Experience with employment litigation, wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, retaliation, wrongful termination, or class action matters is highly desirable but not required.

The successful candidate must be comfortable managing multiple litigation matters, independently handling court filings and deadlines, and providing reliable litigation support in a fast-paced law firm environment.

Key Responsibilities of Litigation Paralegal

• Provide litigation and administrative support to attorneys handling plaintiff-side employment litigation and related civil matters.
• Prepare, format, electronically file, and serve legal documents in federal courts and King County Superior Court, using CM/ECF and applicable state court filing systems.
• Maintain litigation calendars, track deadlines, and ensure compliance with applicable court filing requirements and procedures.
• Organize and manage case files, pleadings, discovery materials, and other litigation documents.
• Assist with discovery, motions practice, deposition preparation, and trial preparation as needed.
• Coordinate court hearings, depositions, client meetings, and other litigation activities.
• Communicate with clients, court personnel, opposing counsel, and other parties as needed.
• Provide general legal administrative and litigation support to attorneys in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications of Litigation Paralegal

• Minimum of 3 years of experience, preferably in a law firm environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience electronically filing documents in federal courts using CM/ECF (required).
• Demonstrated hands-on experience filing documents in King County Superior Court, Washington (required).
• Strong working knowledge of federal and Washington State civil litigation procedures, court rules, filing requirements, and litigation deadlines.
• Proficiency with legal case management software, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic filing systems.
• Excellent legal document preparation, formatting, proofreading, and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple matters, competing priorities, and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working efficiently and proactively in a fully remote environment.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and commitment to maintaining client confidentiality.

Position Details of Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant

• Type of Role: Contract engagement with potential conversion to a permanent position (temp-to-perm).
• Schedule: Part-time or Full Time
• Location: Fully remote.
• Potential Conversion: Opportunity for permanent employment based on the firm's business needs, performance, and mutual interest.

Compensation

Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $60,000 to $110,000+ when calculated on a full-time basis. Actual compensation for this part-time contract engagement will be prorated based on hours worked.

Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply and demand, and the candidate's compensation preferences. Each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate, which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position.

Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude attorneys and other legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage.

All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD, and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401(k) plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not disclose your identity or propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Only qualified applicants should apply.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service national legal services company that specializes in providing high-end, flexible contract engagements and permanent positions to outstanding attorneys, paralegals, compliance officers, and legal operations professionals.

We work closely with our candidates to understand their career goals and match them with the substantive engagements they want with our clients, who range from Fortune 500 corporations to small companies and Global 50 law firms to boutiques.

With offices coast-to-coast, we employ legal professionals across the country. Latitude's client service leaders and recruiters are all former practicing attorneys and understand the demands faced by those we serve.

Latitude Engagements

Great attorneys and other legal professionals seeking contract engagements or consulting roles choose to work with Latitude because of our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, the opportunity to work with great clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries.

Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Latitude-engaged professionals have the level of skill, experience, and judgment expected of permanent members of our clients' corporate legal departments or law firms, along with the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running.

If you have the right skills, personality, and experience, Latitude helps you do what you are good at in a more rewarding way. Latitude-engaged professionals serve on a full- or part-time engagement basis and work remotely or on-site at the client's office.

While we are able to work with only a select few of the most outstanding candidates, our customized approach results in a high success rate for those candidates we recommend.

For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.

Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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