Family Law Paralegal Jobot
Houston, TX6 days ago
- $80,000–$105,000 Per Year
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Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Calendar Managementunmatched
- Case Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Legal Researchunmatched
- Litigationunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Paralegalunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Systems Maintenanceunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
Description
Paralegal
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 6 Months
JOB DESCRIPTION
SUMMARY:
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 6 Months
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Job Schedule-5 days per week in office during training. Manager will make the decision when the worker is ready to flex to 4 days in office
- Job Hours-8:30am-5:30pm (one hour lunch, unpaid)
SUMMARY:
- The client is currently seeking a Labor and Employment Paralegal to join its House Counsel team in Houston, Texas.
- Energetic individuals who will be working with attorneys on labor and employment matters, including responding to demand letters, charges of discrimination and litigation in state and federal courts.
- Drive the discovery process by preparing, assembling, and serving discovery demands and responses and correspondence in an accurate and timely manner with direction and guidance of the firm's attorneys.
- Follow up with our clients and adversaries for compliance with our discovery demands and court orders relating to discovery, drafting letters and motions where appropriate. Prepare reports to claims/clients summarizing discovery responses and summarizing records for attorney review.
- Keep current with court rules, regulations, and procedures on e-filing.
- Ensure all data entered in our Prolaw system is entered accurately and updated regularly.
- Collaborate with and assist the attorneys in providing quality legal representation in discovery, correspondence, motions and trial preparation.
- Prioritize assignments and meet all statutory and court ordered deadlines by maintaining an accurate and updated calendar system.
- Develop proficiency in legal research/writing sufficient to improve and maintain your skills and knowledge.
- Coordinate trial preparation by communicating with your team concerning trial preparation activities.
- Excellent customer service skills as well as a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications is essential.
- The ability to navigate and effectively manage a case management system is required.
- Strong analytical skills as well as superior written and verbal communication skills are necessary.
- Strong time management and organizational skills with an ability to work in a high-volume office and team environment are essential.
- The candidate should be a highly self-motivated individual, possess high initiative and have the ability to work independently.
- Candidate must be able to multi-task, adapt to changing priorities and possess the skills necessary to work under pressure.
- The ability to perform legal research is preferred.
- Experience in ProLaw is preferred, but not a requirement.
- Three to five years of Paralegal work experience is strongly preferred but not required. Experience in employment law would be preferred.
- Paralegal Certificate or Degree in Paralegal studies is preferred but not required
Numbers & Facts
| Location | 77056, NJ |
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