Litigation Paralegal & Executive Assistant — Trial-Ready

Orion Placement; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Free parking

Job summary

Orion Placement in Dallas is seeking a skilled legal support professional to provide high-level administrative and litigation support for active civil and business litigation matters. You will work closely with experienced attorneys, helping to keep cases organized, moving, and trial-ready while maintaining confidentiality and discretion.

The role involves coordinating hearings, trials, mediations, and depositions, managing attorney calendars, and ensuring deadlines are met with precision.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recent civil litigation legal support experience in a law firm.
• Advanced understanding of legal terminology, civil litigation procedures, court rules, and filing requirements.
• Strong experience with state and federal court e-filing.
• Strong litigation calendaring and deadline management skills.
• Excellent proofreading, grammar, organization, written communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level administrative and litigation support to attorneys handling active civil and business litigation matters.
• Coordinate preparation for hearings, trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, client meetings, and other case events.
• Prepare, proofread, organize, and process legal documents and correspondence with a strong focus on accuracy.
• Calendar and monitor critical state and federal litigation deadlines.
• E-file pleadings and other documents in Texas state and federal courts.
• Maintain attorney calendars and coordinate meetings, appearances, deadlines, and case related commitments.
• Organize and manage electronic and paper client files within a document management system.
• Manage high volumes of email, documents, deadlines, and competing priorities without sacrificing accuracy.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, attorneys, and internal team members.
• Handle sensitive client and case information with discretion and confidentiality.

Skills

Litigation support

Legal calendaring

E-filing

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

eDocs

Job description

Orion Placement in Dallas is seeking a skilled legal support professional to provide high-level administrative and litigation support for active civil and business litigation matters. You will work closely with experienced attorneys, helping to keep cases organized, moving, and trial-ready while maintaining confidentiality and discretion.

The role involves coordinating hearings, trials, mediations, and depositions, managing attorney calendars, and ensuring deadlines are met with precision.