Paralegal/Case Manager

Your Role Matters You will be working directly with attorney Jennifer Spyker. Jennifer is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in employment law who exclusively represents employees. You and Jennifer will work as a team to deliver the kind of attention and follow-through that makes a real difference for clients navigating one of the hardest experiences of their professional lives. What You'll Do You will work directly with Jennifer and manage the day-to-day execution of a docket of employment matters at all stages, from initial intake through EEOC proceedings to active federal and state court litigation and trial.

Specifically:

• Intake & investigation: Conduct conflict checks, potential client intake interviews, prepare chronologies and witness lists, gather employment records, personnel files, pay stubs, and communications; identify key facts and gaps
• EEOC/Administrative Agency matters: Draft EEOC/other government agency charges for attorney and client review, track filing deadlines and right-to-sue timelines, prepare position statement rebuttals for review, and manage correspondence with agency investigators
• Litigation support: Draft responses to written discovery (interrogatories, RFPs, RFAs); organize and review document productions; prepare document productions, apply appropriate redactions, bates-stamp productions; maintain deposition files and exhibit sets; prepare medical and deposition summaries; trial and arbitration preparation
• Docket management: Own the firm's master calendar and task list; task/calendar/track/set multiple tickler warnings for court deadlines, severance deadlines, EEOC deadlines, statutes of limitations, consultations, meetings, client follow-ups
• Client communication: Serve as a key point of contact for clients; provide case status updates, gather documents, and keep clients informed and prepared

Drafting:

Prepare first drafts of correspondence, demand letters, discovery, and routine court filings for attorney review; proofread and format documents before filing

• Case organization: Build and maintain organized matter files; create and update timelines, fact chronologies, witness lists, and damages worksheets

Administrative:

Manage billing entries, vendor coordination (process servers, court reporters, experts, mediators), and general office operations

What We're Looking For Required:

• 5+ years of paralegal experience in plaintiff-side employment, civil rights, or personal injury litigation
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously
• Strong written communication; you can draft a clean letter or discovery response on the first try
• Proficiency with case management (we use Clio), e-discovery, Westlaw, Microsoft, and AI tools
• Exceptional organizational instincts; you enjoy building systems and finding ways to continue improving them
• A genuine commitment to justice and the clients we represent

Strongly Preferred:

• Experience with EEOC charge filing and the pre-litigation administrative process
• Familiarity with federal court docketing (CM/ECF)
• Experience working in a law firm or independently with limited supervision; you don't wait to be told what to do next
• Current Notary Public commission
• Paralegal Certificate You are the right person if:
• You take ownership of your work; deadlines, filings, and follow-ups
• You think ahead and proactively schedule tasks so even non-urgent tasks without a set deadline are completed efficiently based on our internal deadlines
• You proactively ask clients for clarification and seek additional documents and information needed from them
• You're responsive and communicate clearly with attorneys and clients about status, what we need from clients, and what you need from the attorney to get to the next step
• You're organized in a way that other people can step into your files and understand what's going on
• You're comfortable working independently but also comfortable asking questions
• You're resourceful and take it upon yourself to independently research answers in situations where there is no pre-existing roadmap, and then you create the roadmap
• You take the work seriously and are reliable day-to-day
• You're comfortable sharing your thoughts and ideas
• You find it meaningful to be on the employee's side Compensation

Salary:

$60,000 - $70,000, depending on experience

• Health insurance, PTO, 401(k) and matching, basic life and AD&D insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and continuing education reimbursement
• Direct mentorship from our employment attorney, Jennifer Spyker
• Real opportunities to grow with the employment practice About Us Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC is a prominent, multi-faceted law firm dedicated to the pursuit of justice for clients from all walks of life.

Our employment clients come to us at difficult points — after losing a job, facing ongoing workplace issues, or trying to navigate a process unfamiliar to them. Our clients rely on us for clear communication, careful case management, and steady progress on their cases. We are looking for someone who finds meaning in civil rights work and wants to play a central role in our employment practice. To Apply Send a resume and a short cover letter to Jennifer Spyker at jspyker@tinfulton.

com explaining:

(1) one complex matter you managed and what made it hard, and (2) why plaintiffs' employment work. Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team.

Pay:

$60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching AD&D insurance Disability insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person