Employment & Labor Law Paralegal - full time or part time
We are seeking an experienced Employment Law Paralegal to support a U.S. law firm handling employment-related litigation, workplace disputes, and advisory matters.
This is a fully remote role for a legal professional with strong litigation experience, excellent drafting skills, and hands-on experience supporting attorneys with U.S. employment law matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Support attorneys with employment law matters involving wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, and related claims.
- Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests, discovery responses, subpoenas, notices, and legal correspondence.
- Assist with EEOC, state agency, and administrative charge matters.
- Prepare and organize documents for workplace investigations and employment disputes.
- Review and organize personnel files, payroll records, emails, policies, contracts, disciplinary records, and other employment-related evidence.
- Manage discovery, including document collection, review, organization, and production.
- Prepare deposition, mediation, hearing, arbitration, and trial materials.
- Coordinate depositions, mediations, hearings, arbitrations, and other case events.
- Communicate directly with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, courts, agencies, experts, and other parties.
- Track statutes of limitation, administrative deadlines, discovery deadlines, court dates, and case milestones.
- Prepare and submit court and agency filings through applicable electronic filing systems.
- Conduct legal and factual research related to employment law matters.
- Assist with preparing chronologies, damages summaries, witness materials, and case summaries.
- Maintain accurate and organized digital case files.
- Work within the firm's case management and document management systems.
- Follow established firm procedures and quality standards.
Candidate Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a Paralegal, Lawyer, or Attorney.
- Minimum 2 years of experience working with an employment law firm in the United States.
- Strong hands-on experience with U.S. employment law matters.
- Experience supporting employment litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour, or related claims.
- Experience with EEOC charges or other federal or state employment agency matters.
- Experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, subpoenas, and legal correspondence.
- Strong experience managing discovery and document production.
- Experience reviewing personnel records, payroll records, employment policies, and workplace communications.
- Experience preparing matters for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, or trials.
- Strong understanding of litigation deadlines and court procedures.
- Experience working directly with U.S. attorneys and clients.
- Strong legal drafting and document preparation skills.
- Experience with legal case management software and electronic filing systems.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 or comparable cloud-based business tools.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
For Every LauLau Professional
- Proven employment stability, with at least two years of tenure in each prior role.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Advanced hands-on experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
- Reliable high-speed internet, professional equipment, and a quiet home office.
- Consistent availability during U.S. business hours.
- Commitment to a long-term remote position with a U.S. law firm.