Local Government Paralegal

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $2.5k - $3k / month

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

💼 Paralegal

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Crisp Professional Development

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

Crisp Professional Development is an organization focused on enhancing professional skills through various training courses. They offer a wide range of programs including leadership, management, communication, and HR courses designed for individuals and teams. As an accredited center for the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), Crisp is committed to delivering bespoke development opportunities that cater to the unique needs of their clients, ultimately aiming to make a positive difference in their professional lives.

📋 Description

• Draft and prepare ordinances, resolutions, amendments, memos, contracts, pleadings, discovery, PowerPoints, and city agenda materials for attorney review • Manage 100–120+ active matters, including advice and counsel, advisory memos, departmental requests, special projects, contract reviews, and legislation • Track, case manage, and advance litigation matters • Maintain an organized caseload report for three attorneys and assign workload based on bandwidth • Interpret cryptic forwarded emails and ambiguous context, taking initiative without waiting for prompts • Communicate with city department heads and external stakeholders • Monitor and sort incoming emails daily • Schedule calls, meetings, hearings, city sessions, and project touchpoints • Flag deadlines and keep attorneys and workstreams moving forward • Coordinate deliverables across multiple attorneys and support staff • Delegate tasks to of-counsel attorneys when needed • Support contract drafting, transactional work, litigation case management, and city project management • Prepare materials for city council meetings, special-called meetings, election-related matters, special trainings, and other municipal needs • Ensure zero missed deadlines and deliver consistently high-quality first drafts

🎯 Requirements

• Approximately 2–5 years of paralegal experience, ideally supporting a U.S.-based law firm or legal practice • Strong litigation exposure preferred • Experience supporting multiple attorneys simultaneously • Ability to manage a high volume of active matters without losing accuracy or momentum • Strong written and verbal English communications • Exceptional organization, follow-through, and deadline management • High initiative and ability to move work forward without constant direction • Strong judgment when interpreting incomplete or ambiguous requests • Ability to manage up, anticipate attorney needs, and proactively flag deadlines • High emotional intelligence, professionalism, and a low-ego approach to teamwork • Government or municipal experience is helpful but not required • Comfortable working remotely as part of a fast-moving U.S. legal team • Available to work approximately 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time • Located outside the United States • Able to work effectively within a U.S.-based legal environment

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% remote work arrangement • Direct mentorship and daily collaboration with three attorneys, including the City Attorney • Growth and mastery opportunities in contracts, legislation, litigation, and city governance • High-impact role supporting the City of Fairburn’s legal operations • No traditional U.S. employee benefits or PTO package