Litigation Paralegal: Own Complex Cases with Modern Tech

Orion Placement; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orion Placement seeks an experienced litigation paralegal in Plano, TX for a full-time, on-site role with a path to a hybrid schedule after 90 days. You will support attorneys through case intake to trial, manage files and exhibits, and draft pleadings, motions, and discovery responses.

The role requires 2+ years of litigation paralegal experience, strong court procedure knowledge, e-filing, and research with Westlaw/LexisNexis. AI-assisted tools and modern litigation tech are used.

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.
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred.
• Multi-jurisdictional 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, 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 support

Case management

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

NetDocs

Westlaw/LexisNexis

eDiscovery tools

Job description

Orion Placement seeks an experienced litigation paralegal in Plano, TX for a full-time, on-site role with a path to a hybrid schedule after 90 days. You will support attorneys through case intake to trial, manage files and exhibits, and draft pleadings, motions, and discovery responses.

The role requires 2+ years of litigation paralegal experience, strong court procedure knowledge, e-filing, and research with Westlaw/LexisNexis. AI-assisted tools and modern litigation tech are used.