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Employment Paralegal
Job Location:
Job Location:
Lexington, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Posted:
21 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 August 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
The Opportunity: Employment Paralegal
Join a Prestigious and Highly-Awarded Law Firm Sophisticated Labor & Employment Practice
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Position Overview
Our prestigious and nationally-recognized law firm client is seeking an experienced Employment Paralegal to join its highly respected Labor & Employment Practice Group. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven legal professional to work alongside accomplished attorneys handling sophisticated employment law matters in a fast-paced collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Work alongside respected attorneys on high-impact employment law matters.
- Become part of a collaborative sophisticated and supportive legal team.
- Enjoy the opportunity to contribute meaningfully in a fast-paced intellectually engaging practice.
- Build your career with a firm known for professional development stability and long-term success.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong litigation background in employment law exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities while providing high-level support on complex federal and state employment matters. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented motivated professional who thrives in a deadline-driven legal setting and enjoys being an integral part of a dynamic team.
Key Responsibilities
- Support attorneys in all phases of federal and state employment litigation from case inception through resolution and trial preparation.
- Conduct legal research involving federal state and local employment laws regulations and case precedent.
- Draft prepare and review legal documents including pleadings motions discovery requests and responses settlement agreements subpoenas and correspondence.
- Manage litigation case files maintain deadlines organize discovery materials and monitor case progression to ensure compliance with court and procedural deadlines.
- Navigate and conduct case research using PACER and other legal research platforms.
- Assist with matters involving EEOC South Carolina Human Affairs Commission and other employment-related administrative proceedings including monitoring filing deadlines and procedural requirements.
- Perform factual investigations by gathering reviewing and analyzing records documents and evidence related to employment claims.
- Coordinate and manage client communications including scheduling meetings interviews and attorney-client conferences.
- Prepare trial binders deposition binders exhibits witness files and other trial preparation materials.
- Summarize deposition transcripts medical records personnel records and other case-related documents for attorney review.
- File pleadings and legal documents electronically with courts and administrative agencies.
- Assist with discovery management document production and organization of evidentiary materials.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism when handling sensitive employment-related legal matters.
Required Qualifications
- Prior experience working as a Paralegal in an employment law environment is required.
- 35 years of Employment Paralegal experience preferred.
- Demonstrated experience handling federal and state employment litigation matters.
- Strong familiarity with administrative proceedings involving the EEOC South Carolina Human Affairs Commission and agencies.
- Proficiency in PACER and legal research tools.
- Excellent drafting skills with experience preparing litigation-related legal documents.
- Strong understanding of litigation procedures discovery processes and court filing requirements.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage a high-volume workload and competing deadlines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Advanced computer proficiency including MS Outlook Word and Excel.
- Ability to work effectively with multiple attorneys in a fast-paced team-oriented on-site legal environment.
- Highly motivated detail-oriented and proactive with a commitment to producing high-quality work.
