Our client is seeking an experienced legal professional to help ensure that authorities, quotations, and factual assertions in litigation documents are accurate and ready for filing. This remote contract opportunity is based in Portland and calls for careful judgment across complex, deadline-driven matters.
The Work
- Review briefs, motions, memoranda, pleadings, discovery responses, and court filings for citation accuracy, Bluebook compliance, grammar, and consistent formatting.
- Verify cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, legislative history, administrative materials, and secondary sources; confirm quotations and pinpoint citations against the underlying authority.
- Use legal research platforms and citators to confirm that cited authorities are current and remain good law.
- Examine AI-assisted and technology-generated work for fabricated, inaccurate, unsupported, or misattributed authorities, quotations, and factual assertions.
- Check tables of authorities and contents, hyperlinks, exhibits, appendices, and record citations for accuracy and complete cross-referencing.
- Coordinate with litigation teams on filing requirements and deadlines, and assist with pre-submission quality control for federal, state, and administrative court filings.
- Support related document-quality tasks as needed, including comparison reviews, redactions, production checks, docket records, and monitoring court activity.
What You Bring
- At least five years of law-firm cite-checking experience, preferably at a mid-sized or large firm.
- Residence in an eligible state; Oregon is among the listed locations for this opportunity.
- Demonstrated skill proofreading and cite-checking complex legal documents, with advanced command of English grammar, punctuation, and editing.
- Strong working knowledge of The Bluebook, legal terminology, research methods, court procedures, and citation rules.
- Experience with legal research databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, Bloomberg Law, or PACER, and with citation manuals and electronic court filing systems.
- Ability to assess AI-assisted legal content for fabricated, incomplete, unsupported, or misattributed citations and factual material.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, document management systems, and document comparison tools.
- A bachelor’s degree and completion of a paralegal program are preferred; equivalent demonstrated knowledge and experience may also qualify.
Why Consider It
The role provides focused, substantive responsibility for protecting the accuracy of legal work before it reaches a court, including review of emerging AI-assisted content.
It is remote and structured for approximately 30 hours per week, with an initial six-month contract and potential renewal that is not guaranteed.
Hours may vary with workload, and a minimum number of weekly hours is not guaranteed.
If you are interested, we welcome a discreet conversation about the team, contract terms, schedule, and day-to-day work.
Compensation & Benefits
The Oregon hourly range is $50–$75, adjusted for experience and other job-related factors, and some benefits are available.
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.