Job Title: Labor and Employment Paralegal
Location: Seattle, WA 98101
Salary/Payrate: $38-$45/hr W2 plus benefits
Work Environment: 100% Onsite for the first 90 days then 3 days in office
Term: Fulltime
Bachelor’s degree required: Yes
Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced Wage and Hour Litigation Paralegal to support a growing labor and employment law practice. This position will assist attorneys handling complex employment litigation, with a strong emphasis on wage and hour matters, including class and collective actions.
The ideal candidate has substantial litigation experience, a strong understanding of employment law, and the ability to manage complex cases, extensive discovery, and competing deadlines in a fast-paced law firm environment. This is an additional position driven by continued practice growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all phases of employment litigation, with a primary focus on wage and hour disputes, class actions, and collective actions.
- Draft and prepare pleadings, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and other litigation documents.
- Coordinate complex discovery, including document collection, review, production, Bates numbering, redactions, and privilege logs.
- Develop case chronologies, timelines, and document summaries to support case strategy.
- Coordinate depositions, witness interviews, third-party records requests, and related litigation activities.
- Assist with motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation, including exhibit and witness lists.
- Track case schedules, court deadlines, and discovery obligations across multiple matters.
- Conduct legal research, cite-checking, and litigation-related searches as needed.
- Collaborate with attorneys, clients, and e-discovery teams to support efficient case management and high-quality work product.
- Maintain accurate timekeeping and billing records while meeting established billable hour expectations.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of labor and employment paralegal experience in a law firm environment.
- Strong wage and hour litigation experience is highly preferred, including familiarity with class and collective actions.
- Solid understanding of federal and state civil procedure and employment litigation practices.
- Experience managing complex discovery, document productions, depositions, and trial preparation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel, along with legal research and document management systems.
- Experience with e-discovery platforms such as Relativity is a plus.
- Familiarity with legal billing and timekeeping systems is required; experience with Intapp or NetDocuments is a plus.
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines independently.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a commitment to professionalism, confidentiality, and teamwork.