Litigation Trial-Prep Paralegal

ApplicantPool; Rockwall (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

ApplicantPool is seeking an experienced paralegal to support legal and administrative functions in a fast-paced courtroom environment in Texas. The role focuses on trial preparation, discovery management, and comprehensive research to assist attorneys in all phases of litigation.

You will draft motions and orders, organize case files, maintain documentation, and coordinate with victims, law enforcement, and staff while upholding strict confidentiality standards.

Qualifications

• One-year experience in the legal field preferred.
• Paralegal certification, certificate or degree required.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Trial experience, including exhibit preparation, witness preparation and management preferred.
• Proficiency with E-filing and litigation support applications such as Final Exhibits, Audiate, HandBrake, Camtasia, Relativity, Opus 2 and Adobe Acrobat.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys in all stages of litigation cases from onset through post-trial, which may include attending trials and hearings.
• Draft Motions, Orders, Notices, Certificate of Service, Answers and Jury Charges.
• Organize, review and retrieve information from documents obtained in discovery and hearing transcripts.
• Ensure that victims are provided information about court proceedings and given information to which they have a right; coordinate victims' appearances in trial; communicate with victims and law enforcement about cases when instructed to do so by prosecutors.
• Assist with compilation of statistical data.
• Prepare, organize, store, and retrieve case files, which may include evidence, exhibits, pleadings, exhibits, and other items.
• Create, edit, revise, format, redline and/or proofread documents from dictation, handwritten, typed and/or electronic copy, text, data and/or graphics.
• Assist with trial preparation, which consists of conducting legal research, ordering supplies, preparing files and materials for use in court appearances, assembling exhibits, and preparing Power Point presentations. Coordinate the preparation of charts, graphs, other courtroom visuals, and demonstrative information.
• Create discovery binders (electronic and/or hard copy).
• Maintain confidentiality while using problem-solving skills and independent decision-making.
• Utilize a variety of office equipment such as computer terminals, printers, scanners and copy equipment as well as standard office software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Facilitate video conversions.
• Schedule and facilitate Zoom and in-person meetings, depositions, and client calls, which may involve multiple parties.
• Assist with special projects and cooperate as a team member with other support staff in performing any duties essential to the achievement of efficient operations.
• Perform day-to-day IT needs in-house such as formatting documents, assisting with minor IT problems.
• Coordinate with IT for office software and hardware needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal research

MS Office

Time management

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Paralegal certificate

High School diploma

Tools

Final Exhibits

Audiate

HandBrake

Camtasia

Relativity

Opus 2

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

ApplicantPool is seeking an experienced paralegal to support legal and administrative functions in a fast-paced courtroom environment in Texas. The role focuses on trial preparation, discovery management, and comprehensive research to assist attorneys in all phases of litigation.

You will draft motions and orders, organize case files, maintain documentation, and coordinate with victims, law enforcement, and staff while upholding strict confidentiality standards.