Hire Paralegals in California

Hire top paralegals and legal assistants, located in California time zones.

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Browse thousands of paralegals and legal assistants, time zone-matched with California.

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Star 4.9/5

Haley E.

Paralegal & Case Processor
4 Years

Case Processor and Paralegal specialized in immigration law, experienced in working with California firms.

Star 4.7/5

María E.

Legal Assistant
4 Years

Trilingual legal assistant and receptionist with experience in Californian legal settings.

Star 4.7/5

Mariana L.

Legal Intake Specialist
3 Years

Dedicated legal assistant and intake specialist for California law firms with a specialism in personal injury law.

Star 4.8/5

Maria J.

Legal Assistant
6 Years

Bilingual legal assistant with experience working for law firms and courts in New York and California.

Our California Talent

Star 4.8/5

Maria J.

Legal Assistant

Every remote paralegal in our talent platform has a undergone rigorous AI-powered vetting process to ensure they’re the perfect fit for your law firm or organization.

  • 2-5 years of experience in a legal environment
  • Strong organization and administrative skills
  • Experience researching and preparing legal documents
  • Experience with scheduling and client communication
  • Bilingual, with fluency in professional English

How can I hire for my California law firm?

HireParalegals is California's favorite platform for remote legal hiring. Our extensive, 10,000+ talent pool offers experienced paralegals, legal assistants and other legal talents, located in US Pacific Time to guarantee complete compatibility with California work hours. We also vet all of our candidates for English fluency and cultural compatibility, ensuring your HireParalegals talent will be the perfect fit for your firm.

Hire in your time zone

Save up to 80% on salaries

Complimentary HR & payroll

Hire in just 24 hours

100% pre-vetted and assessed

LATAM’s largest pool of legal talent

5+ Years

Trusted by law firms of every shape and size

100+

Skills listed and validated our profiles

4+ Years

Average experience our talents bring to the table

How It Works

Sourcing

Every talent in our network is hand-selected based on their background and experience in legal settings. Our talents average 4+ years of experience as paralegals, lawyers, and other legal professionals.

Interviewing

At HireParalegals, we combine human ingenuity with industry-leading AI to ensure only the best of the best make it into our network. We assess candidates for professional experience, hard and soft skills specific to the legal industry, and professional English fluency.

Vetting

We understand how important it is to feel 100% secure in who you’re bring into your law firm. Before any talent enters our talent pool, they are rigorously vetted to confirm their professional and educational background alongside a full background check.

Matching

As all of the talents in our network have undergone these first three stages of vetting, our clients are able to hire in just 24 hours. You’ll receive a custom shortlist of candidates within hours of your initial consultation.

Reviewing

Once you’ve received your shortlist, you can review comprehensive candidates profiles containing a introductory video and a complete CV. You can then invite candidates to interview or issue any additional skills tests. All our talents are available to hire immediately.

  • Sourcing
  • Interviewing
  • Vetting
  • Matching
  • Reviewing

Why hire a HireParalegals talent for your California law firm?

HireParalegals specializes in matching US law firms with remote paralegals and legal assistants in their time zone. By hiring our legal professionals, our clients save an average of 80% on salaries and hiring costs.

  • Located in Pacific Time, aligned with California
  • Hire paralegals, legal assistants, secretaries, attorneys, intake specialists, clerks, case managers and more
  • Up to 80% cheaper than a local hire
  • Pre-vetted talents available to hire in 24 hours
  • Fluent in English and vetted for cultural compatibility
  • Candidates verified in 100+ skills and qualifications
  • Save 100+ hours on hiring per year
  • Hire professionals across all areas of law

Our Specialties

In California, some of the most in-demand areas of law include data privacy and cybersecurity, corporate law, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) law, immigration, healthcare law and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) law.

Skills & Qualifications

Many of our paralegals possess a law degree, or a degree in a related field like business administration. All of our paralegals demonstrate the core skills our clients look for in their legal talents.

  • Strong organization, administrative and office management skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clients and attorneys.
  • Fluency in professional English.

How to hire a paralegal from California

It can be difficult to choose the right paralegal for your Californian law firm. Explore our California Hiring Guide, or check out our recommended interview questions below

Do you have experience using firm management software?

Look out for experience in document management software, case management software, CRMs, Microsoft Office, and any other software you use at your law firm.

How do you deal with difficult or demanding clients?

Paralegals need to be able to communicate with many different types of people about sensitive subject matter, making it the top soft skill to look out for when interviewing a paralegal for your California law firm.

Which areas of law do you have experience with?

While most paralegal skills are transferrable, you may still want to evaluate whether their previous experience is applicable to your role, especially in highly specialized firms.

Testimonials

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*****

"I was struggling to find the right paralegal for my law firm until I discovered HireParalegals. The process was seamless, and I was able to connect with a highly skilled paralegal who perfectly matched my needs. Their expertise has significantly improved our workflow, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome!"

Kath M. – US Law Firm
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"Needed someone with a Personal Injury background and hadn't found any from the other platforms. HireParalegals hooked us up with a great candidate with the exact background we were looking for. Cheers!"

Jake T. – Personal Injury Firm
*****

"We were looking for a bilingual paralegal to assist with our Latin American clients and HireParalegals were very helpful. We interviewed three great candidates and hired our top choice within a week."

Melanie H. – Immigration Law Firm
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"Our team was looking for a compliance officer/paralegal to join our legal team and we couldn't be happier with Maria. Thanks HireParalegals!"

Tom L. – International Bank

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