Full-Time
Case Manager
Posted on 8/19/2026
Ignite Human Capital
Recruiting and human resources consulting
Compensation Overview
$70.43 - $112/hr
No H1B Sponsorship
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid schedule required; eligible office locations include multiple U.S. cities.
Bachelor's
 Legal & Compliance (1) |
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- A bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of paralegal experience within a relevant practice group.
- California-based paralegals must meet applicable California paralegal requirements.
- Manage complex cases and matters from factual and procedural perspectives, ensuring systems and workflows track case activity effectively.
- Coordinate attorneys, clients, outside counsel, opposing counsel, paralegals, case assistants, and external vendors.
- Draft legal documents, correspondence, summaries, and other materials for attorney review.
- Manage and support complex product liability, mass tort, and class action matters.
- Prepare for and participate in document collections, witness interviews, hearings, depositions, trials, arbitrations, and mediations.
- Apply advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, procedures, and court filing requirements.
- Act as a lead paralegal by overseeing and delegating work to paralegals and case assistants while coordinating projects with attorneys.
- Manage case staffing, outside vendor relationships, resources, and workflows to ensure work is completed efficiently and within budget.
- Develop and manage case and client budgets while monitoring resources and financial considerations.
- Oversee electronic case-management tools and systems used internally and with outside counsel and vendors.
- Develop checklists, tracking systems, and processes to improve efficiency across the practice group.
- Mentor associates and paralegals and provide training to legal teams and business professionals.
- Interact extensively with clients and frequently serve as a key point of contact.
- Extensive hands-on experience managing sophisticated litigation matters within a law firm environment.
- Strong background in product liability, mass torts, and class actions.
- Experience preparing for depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, mediations, witness interviews, and document collections.
- Advanced understanding of federal, state, and local court rules and electronic and hard-copy filing procedures.
- Experience serving as a lead paralegal and overseeing attorneys, paralegals, case assistants, vendors, and complex workflows.
- Strong client-facing experience, including interaction with clients, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and other external parties.
- Advanced technical skills with experience developing and maintaining case-management and tracking systems.
- Analytical skills with experience managing case budgets, staffing, and resources.
- Leadership, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work across multiple jurisdictions and time zones while managing a high volume of complex work.
- Ability to balance sophisticated legal work with the operational and business needs of the practice.
- Prior experience acting as a lead paralegal or managing complex cases and legal teams.
Ignite Human Capital is a recruiting and human resources consulting firm that connects employers with talent and supports workforce decisions. Its services include direct hire search, contract staffing and people-focused advisory work across professional disciplines. Recruiters develop role requirements with client organizations, identify candidates and manage the hiring process through placement. The firm’s value comes from combining local market knowledge, candidate relationships and practical HR expertise rather than operating as a job board or software-only platform.
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