Employment Litigation Paralegal

Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Fully remote role with real ownership and autonomy (you'll be treated like a junior associate, not a paper pusher)
• Heavy drafting and litigation work for a high-performing employment litigation team
• Tech-forward environment that moves fast and eliminates busywork
• Competitive pay ($80,000–$120,000) with strong benefits and growth runway
• Minimal hand-holding — perfect for a sharp paralegal who's already operating at a high level

Location: Fully Remote (U.S. OK) — must have hands-on California employment litigation experience.

Note: You must have 5+ years of overall legal experience and at least 2 years of California litigation experience in employment law.

About Our Client: Our client is a modern, fully remote, plaintiff-side employment law firm built around speed, technology, and a winning culture. They run lean, move quickly, and expect their paralegals to draft, think, and execute at a high level.

Job Description

• Draft pleadings, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, motions, and mediation/settlement materials
• Coordinate and manage case deadlines, calendars, filings, e-service, and litigation documentation in cloud systems
• Work directly with clients to gather information and prepare discovery responses
• Review and summarize employment agreements, contracts, and key case documents
• Support attorneys with legal research and case strategy execution
• Assist with deposition prep, mediation prep, settlement packages, and billing support
• Keep cases moving proactively with clear communication and strong follow-through

Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall legal experience (paralegal/litigation support)
• 2+ years of California employment litigation experience (recent, hands-on)
• Strong drafting skills (pleadings, discovery, motions support) — you can produce attorney-level work product
• Experience across employment matters such as wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and class/PAGA exposure
• Highly organized, responsive, and able to run independently with minimal training
• Comfort working in a fast-paced remote environment using modern legal tech
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Clio experience strongly preferred
• Spanish fluency is a plus

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Remote-first team with high standards and zero micromanagement
• Tech-enabled workflows that let you focus on substantive work, not admin clutter
• Collaborative, competitive culture where the team wins together
• Meaningful career growth for paralegals who want responsibility and impact

JPC-564

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must have 5+ yrs legal/paralegal exp. Must have 2+ yrs CA employment litigation exp. Preferred: plaintiff-side employment law exp, Clio proficiency, PAGA/class and wage hour exp, Spanish. Relocation- [no]. Packages - [no]

Submissions Name / Clff / [email protected]

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Fully remote plaintiff-side employment litigation firm needs a senior paralegal who can draft at a high level and operate like a junior associate with minimal training. Must have 5+ years overall legal experience and 2+ years hands-on California employment litigation experience (CA law firm background ideal). Pay is $80k–$120k and they want someone proactive, organized, and tech-comfortable (Clio a big plus)

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Employment Litigation Paralegal (Fully Remote | California Experience Required) - Laurel Employment Law - JPC 564 - Source

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• Client job title: Employment Litigation Paralegal (Fully Remote | California Experience Required)

• Location: Los Angeles, CA

• On-site, hybrid, remote: Remote

• Experience: 5

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Employment Litigation Paralegal, Senior Litigation Paralegal, Employment Law Paralegal, Plaintiff Employment Paralegal, CA Employment Litigation, PAGA, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, discovery, pleadings, e-filing, Clio.

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO