Job Title: Litigation Paralegal 

Location: Chattanooga, TN 37402

Salary/Payrate: $35–$45/hour (depending on experience)

Work Environment: Onsite with flexible hours

Term: 5+ Month Contract with possible opportunity of conversion

Parking: Parking attached with easy access

Holidays: Closed Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday, half-day Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Thursday and Friday, closed New Year’s Day

Referral Fee: $500 - should your referral start with our client

JOB DESCRIPTION #LI-FL1

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join a collaborative and supportive litigation team in Chattanooga. This role focuses on general labor and employment litigation and offers hands-on experience supporting attorneys in a busy litigation department. The ideal candidate is confident, detail-oriented, and comfortable asking questions to ensure tasks are handled accurately and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings
• Organize and maintain discovery documents, exhibits, case notebooks, and deposition summaries
• Manage filing and recording of documents with courts and other official entities
• Maintain client files, emails, and electronic workspaces
• Support trial preparation, including exhibit binders and case management tasks
• Utilize litigation support software and case management systems
• Assist with document production and e-discovery processes
• Collect and manage electronic and hard copy evidence
• Ensure compliance with legal procedures and e-discovery requirements
• Perform additional tasks as needed to support the litigation team

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification from an accredited program highly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3–5+ years of experience with general litigation; firm is not looking for domestic, criminal, personal injury, or medical malpractice backgrounds
• Drafting of legal documents, correspondence, memos, etc.
• Drafting various pleadings and incorporation of documents
• Trial preparation to include organizing discovery documents, preparing exhibits, bates labeling, organization of client files, etc.
• Filing and recording documents with the appropriate offices/courts
• Maintaining client documents and emails in client workspaces
• Preparation of case notebooks and deposition summaries
• Ability to utilize computer programs designed for case management
• Manages litigation support and information management systems; compliant with ediscovery rules and regulations
• Manages document production process – hard copy, electronic, etc.
• Assists with the collection of materials, hard copy, electronic data and physical evidence
• Designs and implements document review systems, tracks materials through the process
• Manages logistics of production of documents – hard copy & images
• Makes relevant documents and information quickly and easily available
• Designs and manages databases (e.g. Relativity and Trial Director 360)
• Other duties as assigned