Litigation Paralegal — Tech-Driven, Growth‑Oriented

Orion Placement; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking a skilled litigation paralegal in Austin, TX for a full-time hybrid role. You will support attorneys from case intake through trial, manage case files, and help prepare pleadings, discovery, and trial materials.

You will work with modern litigation technology, eDiscovery platforms, and AI-assisted tools, gaining ownership of complex cases while meeting billable-hour targets in a collaborative firm culture.

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.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal document management systems.
• Experience using Westlaw, LexisNexis, or comparable legal research tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex cases and tight deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred.
• Multi-jurisdictional litigation experience preferred.
• Relativity, Concordance, CaseMap, Summation, or similar litigation support software experience preferred.
• Experience with AI-assisted legal research and eDiscovery tools 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 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

Discovery exposure

Legal research

Education

Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

NetDocs

Westlaw/LexisNexis

Case management systems

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking a skilled litigation paralegal in Austin, TX for a full-time hybrid role. You will support attorneys from case intake through trial, manage case files, and help prepare pleadings, discovery, and trial materials.

You will work with modern litigation technology, eDiscovery platforms, and AI-assisted tools, gaining ownership of complex cases while meeting billable-hour targets in a collaborative firm culture.