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Equivity is looking for a part-time virtual paralegal based on the East Coast with recent experience supporting attorneys in an appellate law firm. We are looking for paralegals with at least four years of experience in state and federal litigation, including appellate practice, in the state of Florida. If you have experience supporting a litigation practice and have previously assisted attorneys remotely, we want to hear from you!
Virtual paralegals at Equivity develop a portfolio of clients supporting a number of different attorneys. Your experience should include assisting with the preparation of motions, briefs, and supporting documents for filing. For this role, you need to have experience preparing appellate briefs and preparing for appellate argument. This experience must include preparation of tables of contents, tables of authorities, exhibits, appendix, and supporting documents. You must be experienced in proofing and reviewing briefs for spelling, grammar, and proper citation.
The ideal candidate would have experience providing administrative support for a law firm, including assistance with marketing activities and client communications. Deep familiarity with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel, and editing PDFs is also a must. This particular client will require you to be available for a few hours each day of the week to have constant communication, review and edit documents, and provide real-time collaboration.
More about our company:
Equivity matches clients with virtual assistants that provide paralegal, administrative and marketing support. Our virtual paralegals work with a high degree of autonomy and are responsible for developing relationships with our clients. Because we provide extremely attentive service to our clients, you must be available to respond to client communications during the business within one hour by email, phone, and text and be available to work on projects throughout the business day. All of this work is done remotely, meaning that you can work from home.
The selected candidate would be hired as a part-time employee of Equivity, not an independent contractor. We anticipate that this particular role will require availability of at least 20 hours per week, as well as a flexible schedule to respond to the often urgent needs that arise for this client. The starting pay for the virtual paralegal role is $18.50 per hour. We are a growing business and are looking for a virtual paralegal who is excited to partner with us and is interested in a long-term role with our company.
Position requirements:
Bachelors degree
4+ years of recent experience working as a paralegal in a Florida litigation practice, with significant experience preparing appellate briefs
Impeccable proofreading skills
Excellent writing skills
Experience formatting appellate briefs and preparing supporting documents, including appendices that hyperlink to the appropriate page of the brief, case law that is hyperlinked to the Table of Authorities, and sections that hyperlink to the Table of Contents.
Experience creating Table of Authorities and Table of Contents.
Experience writing briefs, motions, and supplemental documentation for filing cases with Florida courts as well as federal appellate courts
Experience with Shepardizing
Experience drafting documents from both templates and software that provides electronic forms
Experience using practice management software, preferably Clio, PC Law, or My Case
Availability to respond to requests within an hour during the hours of 9 AM - 6 PM, Monday Friday East Coast time, but preferably much shorter
Your own laptop and smart phone with broadband access to Internet
Quiet location in which to take phone calls
Qualities we are looking for:
Organization
Dedication
Initiative
Reliability
Attention to detail
Resourcefulness
Excellent communication skills
Responsiveness
Ability to take direction and close oversight
Technologically savvy
Ability to be available to the client for large blocks of time throughout the business day
To apply, please visit this link: https://equivity.recruitee.com/o/virtual-appellate-paralegal-east-coast
Vacancy expired!