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Title: Matter and File Management, remote in Illinois | Deftridge
Summary: Matter and File Management for a senior Paralegal, remote in Illinois. $43-$54 an hour, 3 to 8 hours a week. Posted by an omnichannel retailer.

Regular Posted Oct 23 · DT-7644280

# Matter and File Management

Senior · Paralegal · Remote · Illinois only

**$43–$54** / hour About $1,160 a month at 6 h a week. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**.

- **Company** Omnichannel retailer · 51–200 employeesCL-82779 · based in Chicago

- **Where** Remote · Illinois only

- **Format** Regular role

- **Time needed** 3–8 h a week

- **Start** Starts within 7 days

- **Level** Senior · 5-10 years

- **When you work** Weekday evenings3 h a week overlap with CT

**316** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

## About this task

This omnichannel retailer (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior Paralegal for an ongoing part-time engagement of 3–8 h a week. Keeps matter files organised and deadlines clear.

The team is stretched and wants steady, predictable help instead of another full-time hire. It is a retailer with stores and an online channel, and the team works to a weekly trading rhythm.

The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in Illinois, so this one is for residents there. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 3 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (CT).

## What you deliver

- Organise matter files, update the docket and send a weekly deadline list.

- A short handover note when the engagement pauses or ends

- Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call

- A written update every Monday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked

## What a week looks like

- Thursday: pick up the queue and confirm priorities

- Midweek: two short working sessions of one to two hours

- Monday: update sent before the company's end of day

**Duration:** 12 weeks, renewable. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included.

## Tools

Clio SharePoint

## Who fits

- 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Paralegal, or the equivalent mix of roles

- Comfortable working in Clio and SharePoint

- The work is done under the supervision of a licensed lawyer or accountant on the company's side.

- Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

### Nice to have

- Has worked with a distributed team across time zones

- Experience in a similar industry

## Not included

- Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately

- Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so

- A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company

## How you get paid

- The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.

- Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.

- You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.

- You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

## What happens after you say you're interested

1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.

1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.

1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.

1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

## What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
**Alex** Senior Paralegal

- **Experience** 5-10 years in legal

- **Tools** Clio, SharePoint

- **Offers** 6 hours a week, weekday evenings

- **Rate** $48 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

## How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $48 an hour, is **above** the median senior Paralegal rate in Illinois ($45). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

Median $45

This task $48

$32 $64

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## Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-82779 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

## Interested in this task?

Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK.

- You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you

- Your employer and surname stay private

- E-mail only, no phone calls

Thank you, Matter and File Management is noted. A recruiter writes to you from a @deftridge.com address within one working day; the next steps are listed on this page.

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