Commercial Litigation Paralegal
Job Description
A Dallas law firm is seeking an experienced and dedicated litigation paralegal with 5+ years of experience. This key position will support the litigation team in performance of active federal and state litigation. You will leverage your expertise and strong, detail-oriented work style to ensure quality legal services.
How You Will Contribute
- Prepare initial substantive drafts of pleadings and discovery documents for attorney review
- Prepare documents for filing with proper citations, tables of contents, tables of authorities, certifications, and declarations
- Maintain the firm’s docket of filings, discovery, and notices from the court and other counsel, including scheduling mediations, depositions, and hearings while monitoring deadlines per local, Texas, and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Prepare detailed deposition, mediation, and trial exhibits and accompanying notebooks
- Prepare discovery documents, including electronic bates labeling, case indexing, and managing electronically-stored information
Position Requirements
- 5+ years or more of experience in commercial litigation. Ability to identify the appropriate deadlines in litigation documents filed with the court, as well as through the application of applicable rules of procedure, local rules and standing orders
- Proficient with e-discovery platform such as Reveal or Relativity
- Proficient with e-filing and serving documents electronically, both in state and federal court
- Meticulous litigation document management and naming
- Familiarity with complex commercial litigation, including pre-trial, trial and post-trial
- Experience with Texas and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams, as well as Adobe Pro
- Provide accurate and timely entry of billable time into time management software
- Paralegal certificate required
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred
Meet The Recruiter
Regan Jackson
Sr. Direct-Hire Recruiter
Regan graduated from Texas Tech University in 2003 with her Bachelor’s in Marketing. She then went to graduate school at St. Thomas University, where she received her MBA. She started working for Burnett in June 2005 in Houston.
Regan was a Senior Account Executive for five years. In this role, she was the liaison between the client and each specialty division to ensure the highest quality customer service and proven results. In 2010, Regan moved into a direct-hire recruiter role. She has been successful in filling all different types of positions for clients across several industries. In 2013, her husband’s job transferred them to Dallas, and she is now a Sr. Direct-Hire Recruiter for Choice Specialists in Dallas, Texas. She enjoys what she does and is passionate about helping candidates and companies grow!
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