Temporary Part-time Paralegal for Finance Firm

This finance firm is seeking a seasoned professional to support its legal department remotely for six-months in a part-time temporary Paralegal position. This high-impact role offers the chance to manage complex litigation and regulatory matters, impact process changes and analyze effective improvements while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across the organization. If you are a meticulous, proactive paralegal who thrives in a dynamic role, this position provides a meaningful opportunity to contribute to critical initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead coordination of litigation case management, from opening files and issuing legal notifications to tracking deadlines and supporting discovery processes.
• Monitor and interpret contracts to ensure compliance and potential risks are addressed.
• Serve as a liaison with external contacts on litigation and regulatory matters.
• Coordinate legal communications, process service of documents, and submit regulatory materials with attention to detail.
• Maintain and update databases for litigation matters, ensuring information is accurate, and deadlines and followed diligently.
• Collaborate internally to respond to document requests, audits, and inquiries.
• Drive process improvements to enhance legal workflows and operational efficiency.
• Oversee targeted projects and legal efforts, exercising discretion and escalating complex matters as necessary.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Leadership that invests in its employees.
• A fast-growing environment with lots of opportunity to learn from best in class!
• This part-time temporary opportunity offers a remote work environment requiring 25 hours per week, working East Coast hours.

What We’re Looking For:

• Litigation experienced. You have at least two years of paralegal experience, including case management and contract review.
• Deliberate. You demonstrate excellent research, writing, and organizational functions, with a keen eye for detail.
• Digitally advanced. You are skilled in Microsoft Office, and quick to adapt to new technologies.
• Self-directed. You take initiative on your own while also contributing meaningfully to team efforts with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Level-headed. You approach competing demands with clarity and composure, ensuring sensitive matters are handled appropriately.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.