Elder Law & Litigation Paralegal

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⚔️ Virginia, West Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote ⛰️ West Virginia – Remote

💵 $30 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💼 Paralegal

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The Freelance Firm

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2018

🤝 B2B

⚖️ Legal

🏪 Marketplace

B2B • Legal • Marketplace

The Freelance Firm is a service provider that connects law firms with freelance attorneys and paralegals, offering tailored support solutions to enhance legal practices. By providing access to a network of specialized freelance legal professionals, The Freelance Firm helps law firms manage their workload efficiently, allowing them to focus on revenue-generating activities while reducing overhead costs. Their offerings include legal drafting, research support, and administrative assistance, all designed to improve the productivity and effectiveness of legal practices.

📋 Description

• Provide ongoing remote support to a West Virginia law firm • Provide substantive litigation support and assistance with paperwork-driven elder law matters and client communications • Complete court filings • Review and organize case materials • Correspond with opposing counsel • Proactively keep matters moving • Assist with procedural aspects of active litigation matters • Complete forms and documentation associated with non-litigation matters • Communicate directly and professionally with clients • Independently track assignments and deadlines • Support a solo attorney with dependable, ongoing assistance • Handle the full range of work, including litigation assignments, forms, paperwork, and client communications

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of law firm experience as a Paralegal • Strong, direct litigation paralegal experience • Litigation experience in elder law, probate, personal injury, or general civil litigation will be considered • Ability to provide litigation support including court filings, reviewing and organizing case materials, corresponding with opposing counsel, and proactively keeping matters moving • Experience assisting with procedural aspects of active litigation matters • Ability and willingness to handle both substantive litigation assignments and more routine paperwork and forms • Experience completing forms and documentation associated with non-litigation matters • Comfortable communicating directly and professionally with clients • Strong organizational and case-management skills with the ability to independently track assignments and deadlines • Must be comfortable working remotely and largely independently while supporting a solo attorney • Ability to take ownership of assignments and provide dependable, ongoing support without extensive supervision • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work product • Must have approximately 10+ hours per week of current availability, with the capacity to take on additional hours as the firm's needs grow • West Virginia legal experience is preferred but is not required • Prior elder law, estate/probate, or personal injury litigation experience is preferred • Experience supporting a solo attorney or small law firm is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Flexible hours, approximately 10+ hours per week to start, with strong potential for growth • Ongoing support opportunities • Established network of legal professionals • Resume submissions kept in strict confidence