Legal Assistant

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Legal Assistant with U.S. personal injury litigation experience to support our personal injury practice on a remote, independent contractor basis. This role is ideal for a candidate based outside the U.S. who has prior experience supporting U.S. personal injury attorneys and is comfortable working overlapping hours with a U.S.-based team.

This is a client-facing position that provides direct support to attorneys and assists with the day-to-day management of personal injury litigation cases. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven legal environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and case support to attorneys handling personal injury matters.
- Support cases through active litigation.
- Prepare, organize, and maintain legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, discovery, and case materials.
- Assist with discovery and track discovery requests and responses.
- Monitor case deadlines, hearings, depositions, mediations, and other important dates.
- Maintain accurate and organized electronic case files.
- Communicate professionally with clients regarding case-related matters.
- Communicate with attorneys, clients, insurance companies, medical providers, opposing counsel, and other parties as needed.
- Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions, hearings, mediations, and trial.
- Review case information and ensure required documentation is obtained and properly maintained.
- Accurately enter and update case information in the firm's case management system.
- Follow established case-management procedures and workflows.
- Handle confidential client and case information appropriately.
- Perform other legal support duties as assigned.