Top Paralegal Jobs in Chicago, IL

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 all aspects of large-scale financial transactions for the Global Finance Group. Support lawyers on commercial loans, securitizations and corporate finance matters; prepare and record U.C.C. financing statements; research Article 9/U.C.C. issues; obtain and analyze lien searches; organize due diligence; prepare and review closing documents and books; coordinate closings and post-closing activities. Overtime required.

Supports the Legal Department, General Counsel, executives, and business stakeholders with corporate governance, entity management, contracts, healthcare regulatory filings, Medicare Advantage compliance, litigation, privacy matters, and legal operations. Maintains corporate records, manages contract lifecycle workflows, supports CMS and state regulatory activities, coordinates litigation documentation, and develops reporting and process improvements. The role requires strong paralegal, legal drafting, organizational, analytical, and healthcare regulatory skills.

Lead and manage the Chicago paralegal and project assistant department supporting ~500 lawyers. Oversee staffing, performance management, recruiting, onboarding, training, employee relations, productivity reporting, timekeeping compliance, and paralegal technology programs while partnering with firm leadership and peer managers to ensure consistent firm-wide standards.

Process high-volume lien perfection matters from intake through completion, including document review, legal and factual research, correspondence, deadline tracking, follow-up, case-file maintenance, and escalation of deficiencies. The role also supports payment reconciliation, deposits, refunds, and basic financial administration. Candidates must manage competing deadlines, follow detailed procedures, communicate professionally with stakeholders, and maintain confidential legal, healthcare, insurance, and financial information.

Support attorneys managing nationwide minimum financial responsibility automobile insurance defense cases. Responsibilities include fact investigation, medical record review, docketing, deadline management, drafting pleadings and discovery, coordinating filings and service, preparing for depositions, hearings, and trials, summarizing records, maintaining files, and producing client reports. The role requires independent case management, legal technology proficiency, attention to detail, collaboration across offices, and at least five years of relevant insurance defense experience.

Support Corporate Payments commercial and transactional work: draft/revise NDAs and revenue-generating contracts, manage contract lifecycle in Malbek, handle matter intake in Xakia, assist attorneys with transaction documents, coordinate approvals/execution, and collaborate with Finance, Compliance, and Risk.

Support Teamshares' legal team across public-company compliance, M&A closings, corporate governance, subsidiary formation, equity administration, litigation matters, vendor relationships, and compliance tracking. The role manages transaction documents and closing processes, maintains corporate records and cap tables, supports Board and stockholder matters, coordinates outside counsel, and collaborates with product teams to automate and improve legal processes.

Provide paralegal support for immigration cases: perform administrative tasks, conduct client interviews and intake, draft and prepare immigration applications, gather evidence, manage case files and databases, file documents with courts and USCIS, assist at workshops and client interviews, translate and communicate with clients, and perform legal research under attorney supervision.

Provide case management and document handling for commercial collections and real estate matters, perform e-filing and discovery tasks, communicate with clients about settlements, and assist attorneys with social media marketing and other assigned duties.

Provide daily case management for commercial collections and real estate matters: e-filing, document review and summaries, answer discovery, client communications regarding settlements, and assist with social media marketing and other duties as assigned.

The Senior Fund Formation Paralegal supports attorneys with fund formation tasks, handles compliance, prepares legal documents, and conducts due diligence.

The Fund Formation Senior Paralegal supports attorneys with fund formation tasks, conducts due diligence, prepares legal documents, and ensures SEC compliance.

Manage a 50–75 case caseload in plaintiff personal injury (motor vehicle collisions). Draft demands, pleadings, motions, and discovery; audit medical bills and liens; maintain Filevine case data; assist with trial preparation; communicate with clients, counsel, experts, and courts.

The Mass Tort Paralegal assists attorneys with fact investigation, legal research, document management, trial preparation, and client communication, specifically in California product liability matters.

The Corporate Legal Compliance Paralegal & Project Manager supports corporate governance and compliance activities, manages global records, oversees statutory filings, and leads cross-functional legal projects while ensuring regulatory adherence and operational efficiency.

Assists attorneys and paralegals with patent and trademark matters, including intellectual property research, status reporting, international filing coordination, docket maintenance, electronic filing, portfolio management, document management, and data entry. The role requires deadline management, confidentiality, organization, client service, and collaboration in a remote or office environment. Familiarity with patent procedures, electronic court filings, Microsoft Office, and legal AI is valuable.

Supports the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and legal department with SEC reporting, securities compliance, corporate governance, board and committee activities, annual meetings, M&A diligence and closings, entity management, corporate records, outside counsel coordination, and legal documentation. Maintains filing calendars, governance materials, legal-entity records, and confidential information while managing multiple deadlines in a highly regulated public-company environment.

Provides legal support throughout employment litigation, including case-file management, legal research, discovery, document preparation and filing, cite checking, docketing, trial preparation, exhibit and witness coordination, courtroom logistics, and post-trial filings. The role works with attorneys, courts, clients, vendors, and government agencies while handling confidential information and meeting tight deadlines.

Provide senior-level trusts and estates tax support: prepare estate and fiduciary tax returns, manage trust accounting and reconciliations, fund post-death irrevocable trusts, handle probate pleadings, maintain client and advisor relationships, supervise business professionals, use document databases and legal AI tools, and meet a 1600-hour annual billable requirement.

Supports GoodLeap’s Capital Markets Legal team with structured finance transactions, including securitizations, warehouse facilities, and forward flows. Responsibilities include preparing and organizing transaction documents, managing closing deliverables and electronic binders, drafting corporate governance documents, maintaining compliance trackers, improving legal processes with AI tools, and collaborating with Finance, Treasury, Operations, Compliance, attorneys, and external counsel.

Manage U.S. business immigration cases from intake through filing and follow-up, focusing on O-1, EB-1A, and EB-2 NIW petitions. Prepare USCIS forms, petition letters, legal briefs, support letters, and evidence packages; conduct legal research; communicate with clients; track deadlines and case records; and coordinate multiple matters independently in a remote team.

The Paralegal will support attorneys in civil defense litigation, managing cases, drafting documents, conducting research, and maintaining organized case files.

Support the Trademark team by preparing and filing U.S. and Madrid/WIPO trademark documents (using the U.S. PTO ETEAS), communicating with clients and foreign associates, handling TTAB/UDRP/copyright matters, conducting preliminary trademark searches, and assisting on special projects. Meet the paralegal 1300-hour billing metric and work hybrid with in-office presence required three days per month.

The Senior FOIA Paralegal will support legal missions by processing FOIA requests, conducting searches, analyzing documents, and drafting legal documents.