Part-time Paralegal at Confidential in Trenton, NJ

Paralegal – Litigation & Legal SupportPosition Overview

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Paralegal to provide comprehensive litigation, case management, and administrative support to our legal team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience preparing and filing court documents, managing active litigation matters, tracking deadlines, and coordinating with attorneys and internal departments.

This position requires excellent organizational skills, strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines simultaneously.

Key ResponsibilitiesLitigation & Court Filings

• Prepare, format, and file legal pleadings, including but not limited to complaints, answers, motions, exhibits, briefs, affidavits, declarations, notices, and related court documents.
• Draft, format, proofread, and finalize legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, and reports.
• E-file documents with federal and state courts and monitor filings for acceptance, rejection, notices, and subsequent deadlines.
• Assist attorneys with preparation for hearings, depositions, conferences, and other litigation proceedings.
• Prepare and organize exhibits, supporting documentation, and filing packages.
• Monitor court dockets and maintain accurate records of filings and case developments.
• Assist with discovery, including document requests, interrogatories, subpoenas, responses, and document production.

Document & Case Management

• Maintain organized and complete electronic case files.
• Track and calendar court deadlines, filing deadlines, hearings, depositions, discovery deadlines, and other critical case dates.
• Assist with document revisions, redlining, proofreading, formatting, and version control.
• Maintain accurate naming, filing, and document-management procedures.
• Review incoming correspondence, court notices, and filings and ensure they are routed to the appropriate attorney or team member.
• Handle general correspondence and document management.

Attorney & Administrative Support

• Assist attorneys with case management and administrative support throughout all stages of litigation.
• Coordinate hearings, depositions, meetings, conference calls, and attorney calendars.
• Communicate with internal departments to gather documents, financial information, records, and other information necessary for active matters.
• Coordinate with outside counsel, court personnel, vendors, experts, and other third parties as needed.
• Maintain status reports and provide updates regarding pending filings, deadlines, responses, and outstanding assignments.
• Perform legal and factual research as requested.
• Assist with additional legal projects and administrative responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Prior paralegal or litigation support experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with state and federal court filing procedures and electronic filing systems.
• Strong knowledge of legal document formatting and litigation terminology.
• Excellent proofreading, writing, organizational, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies or errors in legal documents.
• Ability to manage multiple active matters, competing priorities, and strict deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic document-management systems.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive legal and business information with discretion.
• Ability to work independently while communicating effectively with attorneys and other team members.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting attorneys in complex civil and commercial litigation.
• Experience preparing complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery demands and responses, subpoenas, and exhibits.
• Familiarity with federal and multi-state litigation.
• Experience managing large volumes of case documents and discovery materials.
• Experience with docket monitoring, deadline management, and litigation calendars.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is proactive, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, litigation-heavy environment. This individual should be able to take ownership of assignments from initial preparation through filing and follow-up, while ensuring attorneys remain informed of deadlines, filings, responses, and significant developments in each matter.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Trenton, NJ 08609