Litigation Paralegal

Consultative Search Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Consultative Search Group in Houston is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to support multiple firm practices with a wide range of paralegal duties. The role focuses on case management, discovery, and trial preparation.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of hands-on litigation experience, preferably in energy matters, and excels at documentation, deadline management, and coordinating with clients and attorneys.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience performing traditional litigation paralegal duties.
• Energy litigation experience is desirable.
• Trial preparation experience is highly preferred.
• Ability to perform quality control and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize litigation drives to ensure fast access to case documents.
• Coordinate and track matter status, tasks, and deliverables.
• Support all phases of discovery, including document review and production.
• Conduct factual research to support attorneys.
• Perform cite checking and proofreading.
• Coordinate court and agency filings.
• Communicate with clients, witnesses, and other parties as needed.
• Assist attorneys with pleadings, motions, and subpoenas.
• Assist with trial prep, including calendars, files, and notebooks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Litigation paralegal

Discovery support

Trial preparation

Document management

Cite checking

Client communication

Attention to detail

Independent work

Tools

Relativity

Opus2

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client has an immediate opening for a Litigation Paralegal in their Houston office. This role supports numerous firm practices through a wide range of litigation-related paralegal responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains and organizes litigation drive to ensure case documents are easily and promptly accessible to all team members.
• Coordinates, reviews and maintains project status tracking charts for matters, including any tasks and deliverable requirements.
• Assists in all phases of discovery, including fact gathering and analysis of documents, document productions, and preparing for depositions and witness interviews.
• Conducts factual research to support attorney projects.
• Performs cite checking and proofreading.
• Coordinates court and agency filings.
• Communicates with clients, witnesses, and other outside parties as requested or approved by attorneys.
• Assists attorneys with preparing legal documents, including pleadings, motions, and subpoenas.
• Assists with trial preparation, including maintenance of case calendars, case files, and trial notebooks.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in performing traditional, litigation paralegal functions.
• Experience in energy litigation desirable.
• Experience preparing for and/or attending trial is strongly preferred.
• Ability to perform quality control analysis and report issues with data.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment with attorneys, other staff members and external entities.
• Ability to be a proactive self-starter who understands the details within a much larger context.
• Demonstrates extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent client service skills and ability to work on multiple matters simultaneously in an organized manner and under minimal supervision.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite applications including Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Experience with e-discovery platforms (Relativity, Opus2).
• Flexibility/availability to work overtime as needed.

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