Litigation Paralegal — Hybrid (Plano)

Orionplacement; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Confidential Employer in Plano, TX seeks an experienced litigation paralegal to support attorneys from case intake through trial and appeal. You will manage case files, exhibits, chronologies, and timelines; draft pleadings and discovery requests; file in state and federal courts; and coordinate discovery and trial preparation.

You will perform legal research with Westlaw and LexisNexis, use AI-assisted tools, and collaborate with clients and experts.

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 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable court rules.

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, public records, and other research resources.
• Prepare legal research summaries and assist with cite-checking and Bluebook review.
• 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, demonstratives, and trial presentation materials.
• Attend depositions, hearings, and trials as needed.
• Track court dates, discovery deadlines, filings, and procedural requirements.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, courts, experts, and vendors.
• Manage electronic files using NetDocs and other litigation/document management systems.
• Accurately record billable and non-billable time each day and meet established billable-hour expectations.

Skills

Litigation paralegal experience

Case management

Research and writing

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

NetDocs

eDiscovery tooling

Job description

Confidential Employer in Plano, TX seeks an experienced litigation paralegal to support attorneys from case intake through trial and appeal. You will manage case files, exhibits, chronologies, and timelines; draft pleadings and discovery requests; file in state and federal courts; and coordinate discovery and trial preparation.

You will perform legal research with Westlaw and LexisNexis, use AI-assisted tools, and collaborate with clients and experts.