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Paralegal – Civil Defense Litigation ( WFH Policy )
Job Location:
Job Location:
Columbia, SC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
14 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
11 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
You will own civil litigation cases end-to-end with minimal oversight. This is not a support role where attorneys hold your hand through proceduresyou are expected to anticipate needs manage deadlines independently and function as the operational backbone of active litigation. If you need step-by-step direction or have only touched pieces of the litigation lifecycle this role will expose those gaps immediately.
You must be completely fluent in CM/ECF filing in both Federal and State courts from day one. We will not train you on electronic filing conventions local rules or docketing procedures. If you have never filed independently or need someone to check your work before submission you will fall behind within your first week.
You will handle billing using ABA task codes with precision and consistency. Attorneys and clients will scrutinize your time entries. If you do not already understand how to code litigation tasks correctly or have only observed billing without doing it yourself this responsibility will feel frustratingly ambiguous.
You must have hands-on experience with a litigation document management systemnot casual familiarity but daily operational use organizing discovery pleadings and exhibits under pressure. If you have worked primarily with shared drives or basic folder structures you will struggle to keep pace with our document volume and retrieval expectations.
Your writing must be sharp and court-ready. You will draft correspondence discovery responses and case summaries that attorneys will rely on without heavy revision. If your writing requires multiple rounds of edits or you are uncomfortable translating complex facts into clear narrative this position will feel like constant correction.
Your organizational and analytical skills will be tested daily across simultaneous active cases with competing deadlines. If you need a single-case focus or find yourself overwhelmed when priorities shift hourly this environment will feel chaotic and unmanageable.
This role is built for someone who has already proven they can run litigation operations autonomously.
