Commercial Litigation Paralegal — AI Tools, Hybrid Austin

Orion Placement; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Placement seeks a litigation paralegal to support attorneys from case intake through trial and appeal in Austin, TX. The role emphasizes ownership of complex cases, discovery, and trial preparation using modern litigation technology and AI-assisted tools.

Candidates should have 2+ years of paralegal experience, familiarity with federal/state procedures, and strong organizational and research skills. After 90 days, a hybrid schedule with one remote day per week may be available.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm.
• Experience with federal and state court procedures.
• Hands-on discovery, deposition, and trial preparation experience.
• Strong e-filing and court deadline management experience.
• Knowledge of FRCP and court rules.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal document management systems.
• Experience with Westlaw, LexisNexis, or comparable tools.
• Multijurisdictional litigation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys throughout litigation from case intake through trial, resolution, and appeal.
• Manage case files, evidence, exhibits, chronologies, fact summaries, and case timelines.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and legal correspondence under attorney supervision.
• Prepare and electronically file documents in state and federal courts.
• Coordinate discovery, document productions, privilege logs, and document review.
• Conduct legal and factual research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, and other resources.
• Prepare deposition outlines, exhibits, summaries, transcripts, and witness materials.
• Coordinate experts, consultants, vendors, witnesses, and other litigation stakeholders.
• Prepare trial binders, exhibit and witness lists, and trial materials.
• Attend depositions, hearings, and trials as needed.
• Track court dates, discovery deadlines, filings, and procedural requirements.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, courts, and vendors.
• Manage electronic files using NetDocs and other systems.
• Record billable and non-billable time daily and meet billable-hour expectations.

Skills

Litigation paralegal experience

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Writing and communication

Multi-tasking under deadlines

Education

Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

eDiscovery tools

Relativity/Concordance/CaseMap/Summation

Job description

Orion Placement seeks a litigation paralegal to support attorneys from case intake through trial and appeal in Austin, TX. The role emphasizes ownership of complex cases, discovery, and trial preparation using modern litigation technology and AI-assisted tools.

Candidates should have 2+ years of paralegal experience, familiarity with federal/state procedures, and strong organizational and research skills. After 90 days, a hybrid schedule with one remote day per week may be available.