Our client is seeking an experienced legal professional for a remote contract role supporting the accuracy and integrity of work product across a range of matters. The position offers approximately 30 hours per week and calls for advanced citation review, careful legal research, and close attention to filing requirements.
The Work
- Verify citations to cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, legislative history, administrative materials, and secondary sources, confirming factual and legal accuracy.
- Check quotations against their original sources, confirm pinpoint citations, and use citators and research platforms to determine whether authorities remain current and good law.
- Apply The Bluebook and relevant court, local, and judge-specific citation and filing requirements to legal documents.
- Review briefs, motions, memoranda, pleadings, discovery responses, and court filings for citation, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, and formatting issues.
- Examine AI-assisted and technology-generated drafts, summaries, and research for fabricated, hallucinated, unsupported, inaccurate, or misattributed authorities and factual assertions.
- Review tables of authorities and contents, hyperlinks, exhibits, appendices, and record citations for completeness, accuracy, and proper cross-referencing.
- Coordinate with attorneys and litigation teams on deadlines and filing requirements, and assist with pre-submission quality control for federal, state, and administrative court filings.
- Support docket and case administration as needed, including tracking deadlines, maintaining docket records, monitoring court activity, and communicating procedural updates.
What You Bring
- At least five years of law firm cite-checking experience, preferably at a mid-sized or large firm.
- Advanced experience proofreading and cite-checking complex legal documents, with exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong working knowledge of The Bluebook and other citation references, as well as federal and state court rules and filing procedures.
- Demonstrated legal research ability and experience with platforms such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, Bloomberg Law, and PACER.
- Ability to validate legal authorities, quotations, pinpoint citations, and factual assertions, including material produced through AI-assisted drafting tools.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, electronic court filing systems, document management systems, and document comparison or proofreading tools.
- Bachelor’s degree and completion of a paralegal program preferred, or equivalent demonstrated knowledge and experience.
- Residence in an eligible state: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA (jurisdiction-specific), TN, TX, VA, WA, Washington, D.C., or WV; ability to work independently and collaboratively across competing deadlines.
Why Consider It
This remote contract engagement offers a substantive role in protecting the accuracy of complex legal work, including careful review of AI-assisted content before it reaches a filing.
The initial term is anticipated to be six months, with approximately 30 hours per week; workload and scheduling may fluctuate, and neither a minimum number of weekly hours nor an extension is guaranteed.
The California hourly range is $50–$75, adjusted for experience and other job-related factors.
Compensation & Benefits
Some benefits are available, including telemedicine, an employee assistance program, voluntary pet insurance, and wellness apps.
Confidentiality
This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.