Zirtual is seeking experienced virtual paralegals to provide practice-area-specific support to law firms across the United States. Paralegals will serve as the main point of contact for assigned clients, delivering high-quality legal and administrative support independently while collaborating with Account Supervisors for ongoing guidance and performance feedback.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the main point of contact for assigned client(s)
- Work independently with law firms on tasks and projects as assigned
- Ensure all tasks are executed on time and to the highest level of quality
- Be familiar with each client’s needs and preferences
- Maintain consistent and proactive communication with clients and Account Supervisors
- Be available for clients during business hours as agreed upon with each client
- Enter time on a daily basis using a provided tool
- Respond to all communication within a mutually established response time expectation tailored to each client’s needs
- Maintain detailed and up-to-date client profiles
- Follow Zirtual's best practices for success
- Draft and review a variety of simple and complex legal documents, pleadings, motions, and correspondence
- Organize, track, and respond to discovery requests and demands
- Review, analyze, and create summaries of records, depositions, research, etc.
- Conduct legal research
- Perform due diligence and compliance tasks such as reviewing records, deadlines, and dockets
- Act as a liaison with law firm clients, opposing counsel, government entities, courts, and third parties
- File and eFile with state and federal courts and government entities
- Manage internal file organization
- Keep records, maintain files, and monitor milestones for case or transaction management
- Support trial and post-trial activities including drafting trial briefs, organizing evidence and exhibits, drafting pre-trial and post-trial motions, and jury instructions (for litigation paralegals)
- Attend virtual law firm meetings to discuss cases, deadlines, and strategy
- Maintain a personal internal conflict checking system
- Perform file and document management
- Provide organizational support
- Draft boilerplate documents such as notice of deposition, notice of representation, and cover letters
- eFile with state courts and local entities
- Coordinate with third parties to obtain hearing or meeting dates
- Perform basic client relationship management
- Request and gather forms, documents, and basic information
- Manage email and calendar
- Create new matters in case management software
- Create exhibit charts and other organizational charts
- Coordinate signings and depositions
- Attend meetings and take notes
- Perform additional standard virtual assistant-type work
What We're Looking For
- Minimum of 3 years of experience handling paralegal duties
- Experience in practice-area-specific legal support (transactional or litigation)
- Ability to work independently with law firm clients
- Strong communication skills for proactive interaction with clients and supervisors
- Familiarity with client needs and preferences
- Ability to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work
- Daily time entry using a provided tool
- Adherence to mutually established response time expectations
- Maintenance of detailed and up-to-date client profiles
- Compliance with Zirtual's best practices
- Ability to draft and review legal documents, pleadings, motions, and correspondence
- Experience with discovery organization and response
- Ability to summarize records, depositions, and research
- Legal research experience
- Due diligence and compliance experience including docket and deadline tracking
- Experience acting as a liaison with courts, counsel, and government entities
- Filing and eFiling experience with state and federal courts
- Case or transaction file and record management
- Trial support experience for litigation paralegals
- Attendance at virtual law firm meetings
- Maintenance of an internal conflict checking system
- File and document management skills
- Organizational support capabilities
- Boilerplate document drafting experience
- Coordination with third parties for scheduling
- Basic client relationship management
- Email and calendar management
- Experience creating new matters in case management software
- Ability to create exhibit and organizational charts
- Coordination of signings and depositions
- Meeting attendance and note-taking
- Ability to perform virtual assistant-type tasks
Technical Stack
- Case management software
- eFiling tools
- Time tracking tool (provided by Zirtual)
Team & Environment
- Paralegals work independently with clients but receive support from assigned Account Supervisors
- Reporting to Account Supervisor
Benefits & Compensation
- Work-life balanced environment
- Support from assigned Account Supervisor including plan modifications, quality feedback, delegation and collaboration best practices
- Custom matching to clients based on practice area, state, and specific needs
- Statement of Work provided for each client including pay rate and area-specific additions
Compensation: Rate outlined in the provided Statement of Work for each client; varies by client and practice area
Work Mode
- Remote position
- Must be US-based
- Paralegals must be available during business hours as agreed with each client; around-the-clock availability is not expected
Zirtual is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
