Top Paralegal Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Paralegal will support the legal team in litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters, manage documents, and assist with compliance.

Support in-house litigation counsel by intake and tracking of new matters, maintaining litigation records, coordinating discovery and internal investigations, liaising with outside counsel, generating litigation reports, and improving litigation workflows and tracking tools.

The Intellectual Property Paralegal manages the internal patent docketing system, communicates with external law firms, and tracks critical deadlines for patent prosecution.

Provide advanced litigation paralegal support across high-volume, multi-jurisdiction dockets: manage matter tracking, discovery and trial prep, subpoena and third-party request responses, small claims matters, deadline calendaring, outside counsel coordination, and build process/tooling improvements to scale the Litigation team.

Provide advanced litigation paralegal support: manage high-volume domestic and international subpoenas, summons, levies, garnishments, and related third-party requests; communicate with opposing counsel and agencies; prepare and file pleadings for state and federal litigation and arbitrations; improve litigation processes and workflows; and support legal operations projects, tool implementations, and vendor evaluations.

Manage contract review processes, draft agreements, maintain templates, oversee legal operations, and utilize AI tools for efficiency in a fast-paced legal environment.

The Senior Paralegal provides comprehensive paralegal support for investment-related legal matters including drafting SEC filings, managing meetings, and handling agreements, while ensuring attention to detail and organizational excellence.

The Paralegal will support private equity investments, managing documentation, interacting with professionals, and assisting with fund formation and compliance activities.

The Paralegal will assist attorneys with bankruptcy issues, loan documentation, litigation management, client inquiries, and legal research.

Provide corporate paralegal and executive assistant support to the General Counsel: draft and review agreements, manage entity governance and filings, coordinate with outside counsel, perform KYC/UBO and compliance tasks, prepare corporate records/charts, support M&A and bankruptcy-related work, manage executive communications, meetings, travel, expenses, and document management.

Lead advanced litigation support across all phases of matters, including complex federal and state court filings, discovery (document review, production, depositions), e-filing, database management (Relativity), privilege/redaction logs, legal research, and mentoring junior staff. Manage deadlines, case file integrity, and cross-office coordination on multijurisdictional matters.

The Senior Corporate Paralegal prepares and manages corporate agreements, ensuring compliance while partnering with internal stakeholders to enhance contract efficiency.

Support attorneys through all phases of asbestos litigation: draft and file pleadings, manage discovery and subpoenas, calendar deadlines, communicate with clients/courts/opposing counsel, and maintain case files and exposure records in SmartAdvocate.

The Scheduling Paralegal will manage 75-100 personal injury cases by scheduling hearings, trials, depositions, and coordinating meetings, while maintaining accurate case notes and attorney calendars.

Provide substantive corporate legal support including drafting and managing contracts, supporting commercial real estate transactions, maintaining corporate governance and entity records, preparing filings, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and assisting with compliance, litigation support, and special projects under the General Counsel.

Supports attorneys by reviewing and organizing medical records, preparing chronologies and exhibits, conducting medical research and analyses, coordinating experts, issuing record requests, and preparing materials for hearings, depositions, and trials while managing communications with counsel, clients, vendors, and court personnel.

Support business immigration matters for Japanese-speaking clients: prepare and review nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions and consular applications, communicate with clients and stakeholders in Japanese and English, manage case dockets, review Japanese-language documents, and keep the team updated on immigration developments.

The Employment Paralegal Associate will support litigation and compliance, conduct legal research, prepare documents, and ensure HR compliance with labor laws.

Support legal team with securities law compliance, corporate transactions, governance matters, and general paralegal duties including SEC filings and legal research.

Provide paralegal support for corporate transactions, SEC filing and securities compliance, board governance, and global entity management. Maintain corporate records, calendaring, meeting materials, minutes, and assist process improvements and cross‑functional coordination under attorney supervision.

Provide high-level paralegal support to a team of public interest attorneys: supervise legal assistant and deadlines; prepare, proofread, format, and file court documents; manage e-filing accounts; conduct factual, legal, and policy research; assist with discovery and court admissions; and perform administrative support as needed in a hybrid Chicago office.

Support M&A transactions across the deal lifecycle including drafting agreements, disclosure schedules, shareholder and board consents, entity formation and qualification, UCC searches, virtual data room management, closing coordination, post-closing deliverables, and regulatory filings. Interface with attorneys, clients, and opposing counsel while managing multiple deals under tight deadlines and meeting a 1500 billable-hour requirement.

Lead global entity management and corporate governance for U.S. and international entities, ensure compliance and good standing, maintain organizational data, prepare board/shareholder documents, support M&A and restructuring diligence, coordinate with tax/finance/outside counsel, improve entity-management processes and technology, and serve as primary contact for registered agents and regulators.

Remote contract paralegal handling escalated contact-center calls and emails, interpreting settlement agreements and court documents, liaising between contact center and client services, analyzing escalation trends, proposing script improvements, and resolving complex claimant issues.

Senior Corporate Paralegal prepares and manages corporate records, supports corporate governance, assists with M&A and financings, coordinates due diligence and closings, drafts and manages contracts, maintains legal databases/files, performs legal research, and provides administrative support to the Legal Department.