Litigation & Regulatory Paralegal

Ray Thomas; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Comprehensive benefits and wellness'

Job summary

Ray Thomas seeks an experienced Litigation & Regulatory Paralegal to join our Austin office. This role supports a sophisticated regulatory practice, spanning contested matters, discovery, hearings, trial preparation, regulatory filings, and legal research.

Prior regulatory experience is not required; we welcome candidates with strong commercial and business litigation paralegal backgrounds transitioning into regulatory work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of paralegal experience in a law firm environment.
• Strong litigation experience, ideally involving commercial or business matters.
• Experience with discovery, depositions, hearings, and/or trial preparation.
• Experience managing complex matters and tight deadlines.
• Strong e-filing, legal research, and document management skills.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Environmental, regulatory, energy, utilities, or electric power experience is a plus.
• Paralegal certification preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys throughout complex regulatory and contested matters.
• Assist with discovery, depositions, hearings, and trial preparation.
• Draft discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and disclosures.
• Coordinate document collection, review, production, and privilege logs.
• Prepare exhibits, witness materials, hearing notebooks, and case materials.
• Assist with preparation of testimony, motions, briefs, and other legal documents.
• Prepare and submit electronic regulatory filings and supporting documentation.
• Track filing requirements, case deadlines, and post-hearing deadlines.
• Coordinate depositions, subpoenas, court reporters, and witness logistics.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research using Westlaw, Lexis, and other resources.
• Maintain case files, document repositories, and matter materials.
• Manage multiple active matters while supporting a busy team of attorneys.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Litigation experience

Discovery

Depositions

Hearings

Trial preparation

E-filing

Legal research

Document management

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Environmental/regulatory experience

Paralegal certification

Job description

Hybrid – 4 Days In Office / 1 Day Remote

A top-ranked national law firm is seeking an experienced Litigation & Regulatory Paralegal to join its Austin office

.This role supports a sophisticated regulatory practice, with work spanning contested matters, discovery, hearings, trial preparation, regulatory filings, and legal research

.
Prior regulatory experience is not required. The firm is open to experienced commercial and business litigation paralegals with strong law firm tenure who are interested in bringing their litigation experience into a highly specialized regulatory practic

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This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned paralegal who enjoys substantive case work, managing complex matters, and supporting attorneys through discovery, hearings, and tri

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Responsibili

• tiesSupport attorneys throughout complex regulatory and contested mat
• tersAssist with discovery, depositions, hearings, and trial prepara
• tionDraft discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and disclos
• uresCoordinate document collection, review, production, and privilege
• logsPrepare exhibits, witness materials, hearing notebooks, and case mater
• ialsAssist with preparation of testimony, motions, briefs, and other legal docum
• entsPrepare and submit electronic regulatory filings and supporting documenta
• tionTrack filing requirements, case deadlines, and post-hearing deadl
• inesCoordinate depositions, subpoenas, court reporters, and witness logis
• ticsConduct legal and regulatory research using Westlaw, Lexis, and other resou
• rcesMaintain case files, document repositories, and matter mater
• ialsManage multiple active matters while supporting a busy team of attor

neys
Qualifica

• tions5+ years of paralegal experience in a law firm enviro
• nmentStrong litigation experience, ideally involving commercial or business litig
• ationExperience with discovery, depositions, hearings, and/or trial prepar
• ationStrong employment tenure and demonstrated stab
• ilityExperience managing complex matters and competing dead
• linesStrong e-filing, legal research, and document management s
• killsExcellent organizational, written, and verbal communication s
• killsEnvironmental, regulatory, energy, utilities, or electric power experience is a plus, but not req
• uiredParalegal certification preferred; equivalent experience may be consi

dered
Why

• Apply?$115,000–$130,000 base salary, depending on expe
• rienceHybrid schedule – 4 days in office / 1 day remote after the initial onboarding
• periodOpportunity for experienced commercial litigation paralegals to transition into a sophisticated regulatory pr
• acticeExposure to complex environmental and electric regulatory m
• attersHands-on involvement with discovery, hearings, trial preparation, and regulatory proce
• edingsComprehensive benefits and wellness pr
• ogramsStable, collaborative team with strong lead
• ershipLong-term career growth with a nationally recognized la