Litigation Paralegal

Decker Jones, P.C.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with match

Hybrid schedule after 90 days

Generous PTO

Disability coverage

Job summary

Hartline Barger LLP seeks a Litigation Paralegal to support personal injury and catastrophic loss defense matters. You will manage discovery-heavy work, obtain and analyze medical, financial, tax, and employment records, and prepare chronologies, exhibits, and trial notebooks.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of paralegal experience, a bachelor's degree or ABA-approved paralegal certificate, strong analytical and communication skills, and a habit of precise time entry in a high-volume, team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or ABA-approved paralegal certificate
• Above-average proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
• Strong analytical skills and advanced written and verbal communication
• Instinct to flag gaps in a production or expert file and propose solutions
• Sound judgment and ability to work independently in a high-volume team environment
• Daily contemporaneous time entry and adherence to billing guidelines

Responsibilities

• Handle discovery-heavy, document-intensive personal injury and catastrophic loss defense matters
• Obtain and analyze medical, financial, tax, and employment records
• Prepare medical chronologies, compile evidence from discovery documents and transcripts
• Calendar and track case deadlines, build trial notebooks and exhibits
• Research expert qualifications and prior testimony

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Litigation Paralegal

The Essentials

• 3 or more years of litigation paralegal experience; personal injury or catastrophic loss defense preferred
• 1,680 billable hours per year, roughly 140 per month
• Your first 90 days will be in the office. We offer a hybrid schedule following your probationary period where employees enjoy 2 remote days a week

The Job

Discovery-heavy, document-intensive work on personal injury and catastrophic loss defense matters where the records are voluminous and the deadlines are real. You will obtain and analyze medical, financial, tax, and employment records, prepare medical chronologies, compile evidence from discovery documents and transcripts, calendar and track case deadlines, build trial notebooks and exhibits, and research expert qualifications and prior testimony.

We are looking for someone who reads a production and notices what is missing from it.

Our billable target is set deliberately below what some firms ask, because the file management and coordination work above is essential to the practice and is not separately billed. We would rather you have room to do it well.

What We Look For

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
• Above-average demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
• Strong analytical skills and advanced written and verbal communication
• The instinct to flag a gap in a production or an expert file without being asked, and to propose how to close it
• Sound judgment and the ability to work independently in a high-volume, team environment
• Daily contemporaneous time entry and adherence to firm and client billing guidelines

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary DOE.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Health savings account with monthly employer contribution on the high-deductible plan.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Hybrid schedule after your first 90 days.
• Generous paid time off.

Hartline Barger LLP, founded in 1994, serves clients across the country from five offices in Dallas, Houston, and Corpus Christi, Texas, and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nationally recognized in product liability litigation and across personal injury defense, commercial litigation, toxic torts, and warranty and deceptive trade practice litigation, we built our firm with lawyers who, simply stated, like to try cases.

Hartline Barger LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Contact [e-mail] if you need an accommodation during the application process.