Remote Lawyer (Philippines)

Please login or register as jobseeker to apply for this job.

TYPE OF WORK

Full Time

SALARY

$1,250 - $1,500 USD/month, based on expe

HOURS PER WEEK

40

DATE UPDATED

Aug 20, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

Labor Law PC is a California plaintiff-side employment law firm. We represent employees against their employers in wage, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination cases. Our team is distributed internationally.

We're hiring a Law Clerk to support one of our California-licensed attorneys through the full litigation lifecycle.

What you'll do
Draft pleadings, complaints, motions, and discovery requests under CA Superior Court and Federal Court rules

Draft and respond to all forms of discovery

Conduct legal research using LexisNexis and court databases

Manage case deadlines, filings, update our case management CRM, and court docket monitoring

Review and summarize depositions, discovery responses, medical records, and employment records

Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel

Proactively drive cases forward, this is a role for someone who owns their caseload, not someone who waits for instructions

Required
Licensed Philippine attorney with at least 3 years of active legal practice

Excellent written and spoken English

Ability to work California business hours (overnight in the Philippines)

Proficiency in AI tools and willingness to work in an AI-forward environment

Strong legal writing, research, and case management skills

Reliable home office setup and stable internet

Preferred
Labor and employment law experience

Prior experience at a US or California law firm

Familiarity with US civil procedure and discovery

Compensation & Benefits
$1,250 - $1,500 USD/month, based on experience.
Health benefit reimbursement: Up to $100/month, beginning after 90 days of employment

Paid vacation and sick leave beginning after 90 days of employment

8 paid holidays per year of your choice, prorated in the first year

Performance bonus structure: Eligible after 6 months of employment

Annual bonus: One month's pay, prorated in the first year

Why our team stays
Genuine mentorship from California-licensed attorneys.

A team that treats law clerks as core litigation team members.

A firm that invests in our people's development.

Long-term remote work with a distributed team that has been remote-first for years.

How to apply
Submit your resume to be considered. Candidates who advance past initial screening will be asked to provide a short video introduction (3-4 minutes, in English) and two writing samples.

VIEW OTHER JOB POSTS FROM:
SHARE THIS POST
facebook linkedin
  BENCHMARKS  
Loading Time: Base Classes  0.0007
Controller Execution Time ( Jobseekers / Job )  0.0250
Total Execution Time  0.0263
  GET DATA  
No GET data exists
  MEMORY USAGE  
1,516,696 bytes
  POST DATA  
No POST data exists
  URI STRING  
jobseekers/job/Remote-Lawyer-Philippines-1713722
  CLASS/METHOD  
jobseekers/job
  DATABASE:  onlinejobs (Jobseekers:$db)   QUERIES: 13 (0.0193 seconds)  (Hide)
0.0004   SELECT *
                                
FROM exrates
                                WHERE rate_name 
'USD-PHP' 
0.0004   SELECT *
FROM `employer_jobs`
WHERE `job_id` = 1713722
 LIMIT 1 
0.0020   SELECT *
FROM `employers`
WHERE `employer_id` = 560559
 LIMIT 1 
0.0017   SELECT COUNT(*) AS `numrows`
FROM `t_thread` `t`
LEFT JOIN `t_thread_misc` `miscON `t`.`id` = `misc`.`thread_id`
WHERE `t`.`job_id` = 1713722
AND `misc`.`idIS NULL 
0.0005   SELECT e.business_namee.logoe.websitee.rebill_datee.date_added member_datehitsDATEDIFF('2026-08-25',ej.date_added) duration_daysDATEDIFF('2026-08-25',e.rebill_date) duration_rebillej.*, e.deactivate FROM employers eemployer_jobs ej WHERE e.employer_id ej.employer_id AND
                                   ((
e.user_level >= '500' AND ej.date_added <= e.rebill_date)
                                   OR 
e.employer_id '' OR (ej.date_approved <> '2000-01-01' and DATEDIFF('2026-08-25',ej.date_added) <= 14 ))
                                   AND 
e.deactivate != AND ej.deleted AND job_id '1713722' 
0.0004   SELECT *
FROM `employer_jobs_skills` `ejs`
LEFT JOIN `skills_categories` `scON `ejs`.`skill_id` = `sc`.`id`
WHERE `job_id` = 1713722 
0.0009   UPDATE employer_jobs SET hit_counts '***Aug-20-2026=438***Aug-21-2026=170***Aug-22-2026=57***Aug-25-2026=1' WHERE job_id'1713722'  
0.0006   UPDATE employer_jobs SET monthly_hits '***Aug-2026=666' WHERE job_id'1713722'  
0.0009   SELECT date_sent FROM jobseeker_sent_emails WHERE jobseeker_id '' AND job_id '1713722' AND status LIKE 'sent%' ORDER BY id DESC  
0.0003   SELECT *
FROM `employer_jobs_skills` `ejs`
LEFT JOIN `skills_categories` `scON `ejs`.`skill_id` = `sc`.`id`
WHERE `job_id` = 1713722 
0.0105   SELECT COUNT(*) AS `numrows`
FROM `employer_jobs`
WHERE `employer_id` = '560559'
AND `date_added` >= '2022-06-08' 
0.0005   select from teasers 
0.0003   SELECT FROM skill_categories WHERE skill_cat_id='' 
  HTTP HEADERS  (Show)
  SESSION DATA  (Show)
  CONFIG VARIABLES  (Show)