Remote Paralegal

Job Overview Legal Research Paralegal — Judicial Writing, Factual Verification & Law Integration Seeking an experienced legal research paralegal to complete, verify expand an existing 13-page judicial-style report section addressing securities disclosure, governance conflicts, and fiduciary duty in a California public-finance context. The assignment requires forensic factual research, exhibit cross-referencing, and law-fact integration written in the precise tone of a court opinion (within larger report). Responsibilities • Check verify all citations, pin cites, caselaw, statutes. • Verify and fact-check all assertions using board records, EMMA filings, and public data. • Cross-reference exhibits and compile an Evidence Verification Table linking every factual statement to a supporting source. • Integrate binding precedent and statutory authority directly into findings — no paraphrase or commentary. • Maintain judicial tone: conclusion-first, declarative, and evidentiary (“The record establishes …”). • Shepardize/KeyCite authorities using Lexis+ or Westlaw. • Deliver both clean and redlined Word drafts with full-form California-style footnotes. • Conclude with a concise Legal-Exposure Summary outlining applicable statutory and regulatory consequences. Qualifications • Minimum 3 years in legal-research, appellate, or administrative-law writing. • Demonstrated ability to write in a judicial or opinion voice integrating law and fact. • Advanced skill in Lexis+ / Westlaw legal verification. • Proficiency in Microsoft Word (Track Changes, footnotes, formatting). • Experience managing exhibit-based factual records. • J.D. or paralegal certification required. Deliverables • Verified, rewritten 13-page report section. • Exhibit/citation index and evidence table. • Additional existing legal notes, factual research and case law to follow provided. Engagement Terms • Remote (U.S.) • Approx. 20–25 hours over 7–10 days • $30/hour (DOE) • Daily milestone review; payment upon approval. To Apply Please provide: • Resume • Short cover letter (≤300 words) summarizing relevant research or judicial writing experience • Writing sample showing law-fact integration in judicial tone Screening questions: • Describe a project where you verified exhibits and applied holdings to facts. • Outline your process for confirming citation accuracy. • Provide a one-sentence example of a conclusion-first judicial finding. Job-board summary: Contract paralegal needed to verify, research, and rewrite a 13-page judicial-tone report section integrating factual exhibits and binding law. Must handle Lexis verification, exhibit linkage, and law-fact application. Remote, short-term, $30/hr. Job Type: Contract Pay: $30.00 per hour Expected hours: 20 per week Work Location: Remote Apply tot his job Apply To this Job