Job Title: Litigation Paralegal (Insurance Defense)
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Dallas, TX
Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Requirements
- Ability to work under the supervision of the assigned attorney(s) and provide support to the Litigation group.
- Draft legal documents such as notices, discovery, affidavits, subpoenas, preparing trial exhibits, correspondence, and more for review and approval by an attorney.
- Preparation of deposition summaries for use in mediation and trial.
- Knowledge of e-filing procedures.
- Ability to effectively communicate with clients, court personnel, counsel, third parties, private investigators, medical providers, experts, etc., and maintain regular contact with all parties.
- Performs factual investigations and analysis of file data.
- Ability to review and organize case records per firm procedures.
- Must be highly organized and maintain electronic and hardcopy case files per firm procedures.
- Consistent follow-through and ability and flexibility to multi-task and effectively balance priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Skill to coordinate multi calendar schedules for attorneys and legal staff and maintain a balanced calendar when scheduling multiple case related matters such as case meetings, court proceedings, third party meetings, depositions, mediations, trials, etc.
- Assists and/or attends client meetings, hearings, mediations, trials, as assigned.
- Complies with filing system, ensures proper indexiang, filing and scanning procedures and proper opening and closing of files, and other appropriate action required (i.e. shredding, record retention, etc.).
- Log and submit case time and expense billing for case files.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of attorneys, clients, customers, employees, vendors and the general public.
- Provides monthly case updates to the team.
- Communicates well, shows teamwork effort, and collaborates well with others.
- Exceptional customer service and people skills.
- Superior problem solving skills and ability to work with minimal supervision while exercising sound and independent judgment.
- Maintain competency through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest developments.
- Must have familiarity with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
Qualifications
- Paralegal certificate preferred by not required.
- Four (4) year undergraduate degree preferred but not required.
- A minimum of 4 to 5 years experience and knowledge working on insurance defense matters as a paralegal working in a Texas law firm required.
- Must know all aspects of litigation discovery.
- Must type at least 65 WPM and have exceptional computer skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Software.
- Experience working with various practice and case management databases (iManage) and timekeeping and billing systems.
- Must possess excellent English communication skills with the ability to speak and write clearly and informatively and able to read and interpret information.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
- Must be willing to work additional hours and weekends as required for the role.
- Exceptional communication, customer service, organizational, time management and detail oriented skills required for the role.
