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Litigation Legal Assistant jobs: 40 open roles

Open litigation legal assistant jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for litigation legal assistant work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Legal function this title sits in.

Verified open litigation legal assistant jobs
40

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Legal openings that ask for AI skills
3%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Legal openings that are remote
4%

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. litigation21%
  2. 2. regulatory compliance6%
  3. 3. risk management4%
  4. 4. audit3%
  5. 5. excel3%
  6. 6. procurement2%
  7. 7. intellectual property2%
  8. 8. project management2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where litigation legal assistant experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Compliance and risk

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Compliance is legal judgment applied to day-to-day operations, with steadier hours.

    Carries over: Regulatory reading, Risk judgment, Policy drafting

  • Contracts management

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Contract management uses your drafting and negotiation without billable hours.

    Carries over: Drafting and negotiating, Risk spotting, Attention to detail

  • Legal operations

    Adjacent · A few months

    Legal operations runs the legal department like a business, a growing field as legal teams adopt AI tools.

    Carries over: Knowing how legal work flows, Matter management, Vendor management

  • Government contracting and public sector sales

    Stretch · A few months

    Government contractors need people who can read regulations and write proposals.

    Carries over: Regulations, Contract terms, Writing

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Open litigation legal assistant jobs

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Where litigation legal assistant jobs are

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Employers hiring litigation legal assistants

  • Matura Farrington Staffing Services 5
  • Direct Counsel 4
  • ProTem Legal Solutions 3
  • SourcePro Search 2
  • GPAC 2
  • Food Management Search 1
  • Moye, O'Brien & Masterson 1
  • Foley & Lardner 1
  • Contemporarystaffing 1
  • Talent Search PRO Part of Resiliency 1

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