Our client is seeking an experienced legal cite-checking professional to help ensure the accuracy and integrity of legal work product across complex documents and court filings. This remote contract opportunity is based in Seattle, offers an anticipated initial six-month term, and calls for an adaptable schedule averaging approximately 30 hours per week.
The Work
- Review briefs, motions, memoranda, pleadings, discovery responses, and court filings for citation accuracy, Bluebook compliance, grammar, formatting, and applicable court, local, and judge-specific requirements.
- Verify cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, legislative history, administrative materials, and secondary sources; use citators and research platforms to confirm authorities are current and remain good law.
- Confirm quotations are verbatim and properly attributed, including pinpoint citations, and validate record citations, hyperlinks, exhibits, appendices, tables of authorities, and tables of contents.
- Review AI-assisted and technology-generated drafts, research, and summaries for fabricated, hallucinated, inaccurate, unsupported, incomplete, or misattributed authorities and factual assertions.
- Use research platforms such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, Bloomberg Law, and PACER, along with document comparison and proofreading tools, to identify errors, revisions, and inconsistencies.
- Coordinate with litigation teams on court deadlines and filing requirements, support quality-control reviews before submission, and assist with improving cite-checking procedures and workflows.
- As needed, track deadlines, maintain docket records, monitor court activity, redact documents, quality-check productions, and communicate procedural updates.
What You Bring
- At least five years of law-firm cite-checking experience, preferably at a mid-sized or large firm.
- Demonstrated expertise proofreading and cite-checking complex legal documents, with strong command of The Bluebook and other citation references.
- Strong legal research skills and familiarity with legal terminology, court procedures, citation rules, and federal and state filing requirements.
- Experience with legal research databases, citation manuals, electronic court filing systems, and AI-assisted legal technology tools.
- Ability to identify unsupported or fabricated legal authorities, quotations, and factual content in AI-assisted work product.
- Advanced proofreading and editing capability, exceptional attention to detail, and strong written communication, English grammar, and punctuation skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, document management systems, and legal document comparison tools.
- Ability to manage competing assignments independently and collaboratively, maintain confidentiality, and adapt to changing workload and evening, overnight, or weekend availability.
- Bachelor’s degree and completion of a paralegal program preferred; equivalent demonstrated knowledge and experience will also be considered.
- Residency in an eligible state is required; Washington is among the listed eligible states.
Why Consider It
This role offers focused responsibility for protecting the accuracy and reliability of legal work product, including the increasingly important review of AI-assisted research and drafting.
You will work directly with legal teams on varied documents and filing requirements while contributing to quality-control practices.
The remote engagement is expected to begin with a six-month term, with renewal potential that is not guaranteed; the schedule averages approximately 30 hours weekly but may fluctuate, with no minimum weekly hours guaranteed.
If you are interested, we invite you to connect for additional details about the role, team, schedule, and work.
Compensation & Benefits
Washington hourly compensation is listed at $50–$75, based on experience and other job-related factors, and some benefits are available, including telemedicine and an employee assistance program.
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.