Litigation Paralegal - Bilingual Spanish (233/o)

 Award winning Texas-based plaintiff law firm currently representing tens of thousands of clients nationwide in civil litigation and mass torts including products liability and personal injuries, among many others is looking to add an experienced litigation paralegal to their team.  Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal, bachelor’s or associate degree preferred, bilingual Spanish is a plus.  Experience with mass torts including products liability and personal injuries is also a plus.

The Litigation Paralegal will be responsible for legal document preparation, document review, maintaining pleadings, motions, and other case filings (state and federal). The Paralegal will also assist the attorneys in trial preparation, client communications, and other related work.  This position is full time on site at the firm’s Houston, TX office.

Duties include

• Assist attorneys and support staff with managing cases.
• File and serve pleadings and discovery in state and federal court cases.
• Correspond with clients, courts, and other counsel via telephone, email, letter.
• Manage court filing correspondence for cases and handle the saving and calendaring of the corresponding filed documents.
• Typing, filing, scanning, copying, setup client files, answer incoming department calls.
• Schedule attorney court appearances, depositions, mediation, counsel meetings, and telephone conferences.
• Maintain files, log telephone conversations and log time tracking in a case.
• Organize and maintain electronic case files within the company software/case management system.
• Responsible for gathering client documents and organizing electronic and physical files.
• Provide administrative assistance to attorneys, including managing calendars and deadlines.
• Maintain case expenses, invoices, billing, and time worked on client and general files.
• Prepare trial and deposition binders to assist attorneys.
• Handling of special projects for attorneys and staff.
• Other duties as required.

 

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a litigation paralegal
• Bachelor’s or associate degree preferred
• Bilingual Spanish is a plus
• Honest, committed, detail-oriented, and organized.
• Ambitious and enthusiastic with a willingness to learn and work.
• “Can do” attitude, work very cooperatively with legal and non-legal staff.
• Professional and courteous to clients and staff.
• Perform well in a high-level, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (including Outlook, Word, Excel), Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Demonstrate good ethics, judgment and maintain the confidentiality of files.

 

Benefits

• Professional development in the legal industry and opportunities to advance your career.
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• 401K with employer match