Bundle
Discovery Document Review
Specialist · Paralegal
Telehealth provider for dental practices · 5,000+ employees
$43–$55 / hour
About $590–$1,470 a month
- 12–30 h a month
- Hybrid · Omaha
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
Legal · Updated November 3, 2026
Part-time Paralegal jobs
Document preparation, filings, research and file management under attorney supervision. 206 tasks are open now, sized for 4 to 12 hours a week.
$45/hrtypical US rate, senior level
$48/hrmedian published task rate
206open tasks
4-12 ha week for a typical task
Open Paralegal tasks
Regular
Document Preparation
Senior · Paralegal
Legal services provider advising lenders · 501–1,000 employees
€34–€41 / hour
About €1,300 a month at 8 h a week
- 4–12 h a week
- Hybrid · Dublin
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
- 3 interested
One-off
Legal Research Assistance
Senior · Paralegal
Real-estate services firm · 201–500 employees
$57–$70 / hour
About $190–$510 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Hybrid · Chicago
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
- 3 interested
One-off
Due Diligence Checklist Support (Excel)
Senior · Paralegal
Automotive supplier in car subscriptions · 51–200 employees
$61–$72 / hour
About $400–$1,060 in total
- about 11 h in total
- Hybrid · Denver
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
- 3 interested
Regular
Matter and File Management
Senior · Paralegal
Hotel group · 1,001–5,000 employees
$41–$49 / hour
About $1,070 a month at 6 h a week
- 3–8 h a week
- Remote · New Jersey only
- Starts within 7 days
One-off
Citation and Cite-Check
Senior · Paralegal
Boutique law firm advising life-science companies · 11–50 employees
$69–$86 / hour
About $160–$470 in total
- about 4 h in total
- Hybrid · Santa Barbara
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
- 3 interested
One-off
Legal Research Assistance
Senior · Paralegal
Agritech company · 51–200 employees
$53–$59 / hour
About $170–$450 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Remote · California only
- Starts within 7 days
Bundle
Discovery Document Review
Senior · Paralegal
Series A machine-learning platform for customer support · 51–200 employees
£22–£27 / hour
About £290–£740 a month
- 12–30 h a month
- Hybrid · Manchester
- Starts within 7 days
One-off
Due Diligence Checklist Support (Excel)
Senior · Paralegal
Government IT contractor serving transport agencies · 501–1,000 employees
£21–£25 / hour
About £140–£370 in total
- about 11 h in total
- Hybrid · Cardiff
- Starts within 7 days
One-off
Due Diligence Checklist Support
Specialist · Paralegal
Machine-learning platform · 5,000+ employees
$43–$53 / hour
About $290–$770 in total
- about 11 h in total
- Remote · United States
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Regular
Document Preparation
Senior · Paralegal
Proptech company in student housing · 201–500 employees
$45–$55 / hour
About $1,730 a month at 8 h a week
- 4–12 h a week
- Hybrid · Chicago
- Starts within 7 days
Regular
Document Preparation (Clio)
Senior · Paralegal
Performance marketing agency for consumer brands · 201–500 employees
€19–€25 / hour
About €760 a month at 8 h a week
- 4–12 h a week
- Hybrid · Nîmes
- Starts next week
- English and French
Recently filled
Paralegal tasks that found their professional in the last two weeks, with the rate agreed inside the published range.
Document PreparationSenior · Hybrid · Santa ClaritaFilled in 13 days at $64 an hourMatter and File ManagementSenior · Remote · California onlyFilled in 13 days at $47 an hourDue Diligence Checklist SupportSenior · Hybrid · The WoodlandsFilled in 10 days at $60 an hourMatter and File Management · HealthtechSpecialist · Remote · California onlyFilled in 59 days at $40 an hourDocument PreparationSenior · Remote · United StatesFilled in 21 days at $51 an hourLegal Research Assistance · FintechSenior · Remote · United StatesFilled in 17 days at $61 an hour
What a Paralegal earns by level
Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.
| Level | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month |
|---|---|---|
| Specialist | $40 | $870 |
| Senior | $45 | $980 |
Paralegal rates by country
Typical rate for a senior Paralegal in local currency, and the tasks open there now.
| Country | Typical rate / hour | Market median wage | Open tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $45 | $32.13 | 77 |
| United Kingdom | £23 | £14.94 | 41 |
| Germany | €32 | €19.91 | 16 |
| France | €21 | €13.98 | 15 |
| Canada | CA$50 | CA$35.32 | 14 |
| Italy | €20 | €13.85 | 12 |
| Netherlands | €30 | €19.52 | 11 |
| Spain | €18 | €12.25 | 6 |
| Ireland | €36 | €24.73 | 3 |
| Sweden | €25 | €17.75 | 3 |
| Austria | €30 | €19.28 | 2 |
| Belgium | €32 | €22.23 | 1 |
| Denmark | €40 | €28.73 | 1 |
| Estonia | €17 | €11.85 | 1 |
| Finland | €25 | €17.55 | 1 |
| Lithuania | €16 | €10.89 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | €35 | €25.39 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | €10 | €7.05 | 0 |
| Croatia | €14 | €9.72 | 0 |
| Cyprus | €17 | €11.76 | 0 |
| Czechia | €14 | €10.00 | 0 |
| Greece | €13 | €9.27 | 0 |
| Hungary | €13 | €8.72 | 0 |
| Latvia | €14 | €9.76 | 0 |
| Malta | €14 | €9.71 | 0 |
| Poland | €13 | €8.75 | 0 |
| Portugal | €13 | €9.09 | 0 |
| Romania | €10 | €7.24 | 0 |
| Slovakia | €12 | €8.47 | 0 |
| Slovenia | €18 | €12.52 | 0 |
Highest-paying states and regions
Typical senior rate where the state, province or region has its own wage data.
District of Columbia$80/hr · 1 tasks · United StatesCalifornia$65/hr · 7 tasks · United StatesBritish ColumbiaCA$65/hr · 2 tasks · CanadaColorado$60/hr · 3 tasks · United StatesWashington$60/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesMassachusetts$55/hr · 1 tasks · United StatesNew York$55/hr · 4 tasks · United StatesAlbertaCA$55/hr · 0 tasks · CanadaYukonCA$55/hr · 0 tasks · CanadaAlaska$50/hr · 0 tasks · United StatesArizona$50/hr · 3 tasks · United StatesHawaii$50/hr · 0 tasks · United States
What the work looks like
Paralegal tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:
- Notary and Signature Coordination: Gets documents signed, witnessed and filed in the right order.
- Document Preparation: Prepares contracts, forms and letters for attorney review.
- Legal Research Assistance: Finds authorities and summarises them for a lawyer.
- Corporate Filings Support: Prepares state and annual filings.
- Discovery Document Review: First-pass review and coding of documents.
- Matter and File Management: Keeps matter files organised and deadlines clear.
- Due Diligence Checklist Support: Collects and indexes documents for a transaction.
- Citation and Cite-Check: Checks citations and formatting in a draft.
- Land Registry Application Support: Prepares and checks property applications for the supervising solicitor.
At a glance
- Levels
- Specialist, Senior
- Formats
- Regular role, One-off task, Task bundle
- Usual tools
- Clio, Word, DocuSign, Westlaw
- Also searched as
- legal assistant, legal support, document prep, litigation support
Who does this work
Professionals whose day jobs match this role.
ParalegalSenior ParalegalLegal AssistantCorporate SecretaryTrademark Paralegal
Questions about Paralegal work
How much does a part-time Paralegal earn?
In the United States the typical Deftridge rate for a senior Paralegal is $45 an hour; the median published task rate in dollars is $48. At five hours a week that is about $980 a month.
How many hours a week does it take?
Typical load for this role is 4-12 hours a week, about one to two hours on a working day. The platform cap across all your tasks is 15 hours a week.
Do I need a licence or a particular tool?
Usual tools are Clio, Word, DocuSign and Westlaw. The work is done under the supervision of a licensed professional on the company's side.
Which formats are offered?
This role is offered as regular role, one-off task, task bundle. Pay for each format is shown below, and you choose what suits your week.
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