Paralegal

Every attorney carries a mix of litigation and transactional work. Our founding partner opened the office in 1991 and still handles most real estate closings. Docket deadlines are checked twice, by two different people.

The Paralegal supports three attorneys in the operations practice with case management, document preparation, filings and client communication. We engage team members in Pakistan as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Working hours follow Gulf time, Monday to Friday. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Calendar court deadlines, hearings and statute of limitations dates in Clio.
• Draft pleadings, discovery requests and responses, and correspondence for attorney review.
• Communicate with clients on document requests and case status.
• Prepare trial binders, exhibit lists and witness folders.
• Summarise depositions and medical records.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of paralegal experience in a law firm or legal department.
• Discreet with privileged and confidential information.
• Clear, professional writing.
• Organised and able to manage deadlines across 40+ active files.
• Strong Microsoft Word skills, including tables of authorities and tracked changes.
• Able to work extra hours before trial or major filings.

Benefits:

• Monthly internet allowance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid in USD.
• Company laptop.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Al Juhani Law Firm, LLC.