[Hiring] Litigation Paralegal @Wanta Thome

Role Description

This is not a legal secretary position. As a Litigation Paralegal, you drive case momentum. You prepare the pleadings, discovery, and case-development work that attorneys build strategy on, you keep clients informed during a hard stretch of their lives, and you spot problems in a case before they become delays.

• Deadlines are real and often stacked. Litigation calendars do not move, and you will manage several active matters at once.
• Clients come to us at a low point. Many have just lost a job or are still working somewhere hostile. You need steady empathy and the judgment to keep conversations productive without stepping into legal advice.
• We give and expect direct feedback. We call it Radical Candor: say the true thing, kindly, early.

What You'll Do:

• Draft complaints, routine motions, discovery requests and responses, and mediation statements that need light attorney revision, not a rewrite.
• Build the strategic core of each file: fact chronologies, deposition summaries, document indexes, and witness profiles.
• Research procedural questions and deliver short, usable summaries with a recommendation.
• Lead client fact-gathering calls and handle routine client questions with empathy and clear boundaries.
• Watch each case for gaps, stalls, and approaching deadlines, and raise solutions rather than waiting for instructions.
• Keep matter status current in our case systems so anyone on the team can see where a case stands.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of paralegal experience in litigation, required.
• Paralegal certificate or associate's degree required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong legal writing that is clean the first time, and an eye for the details others miss.
• A project-manager mindset: you juggle multiple cases, meet deadlines without being chased, and ask for help early when you are stuck.
• Warm and clear with clients; concise and clear with the team.
• Comfortable in Microsoft 365. Case-management experience is a plus; we will train.

Requirements

• 2+ years of litigation paralegal experience, required.
• Employment law experience is helpful but not required.

Benefits

• Base pay of $28.00–$39.00 per hour depending on experience and other factors.
• Performance bonuses tied to firm results.
• Medical, dental, and vision: the firm pays 80% of the single-plan premium.
• 401(k) with a 3% firm contribution.
• Firm-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Generous paid time off and commuter benefits.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central, with occasional flexibility for case demands.
• Location: your choice of remote, hybrid, or in-office. The Minneapolis office includes a wellness room and fitness center.

Hiring Process

• Submit your application.
• Prevue strengths assessment.
• Phone interview.
• Kolbe assessment.
• Final interview.
• Offer, references, and background check.

Equal Opportunity

Wanta Thome PLC is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation during the hiring process, let us know.

Apply with a resume and a short note about the case work you are most proud of.