Paralegal

Australia-Employment; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Paralegal with toxic tort experience for a nationwide law firm in Austin, TX. The role involves drafting pleadings, conducting factual and legal research, and supporting hearings, depositions, and mediations.

The position requires an undergraduate degree or ABA-approved paralegal certificate, and experience in litigation support and case management. On-site, permanent position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and/or an ABA-approved paralegal certificate required.
• Experience in litigation support and case management.
• Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases with professionalism.
• Experience drafting and organizing discovery – written discovery and document production.
• Experience preparing for and assisting at trial.
• Familiarity with the Texas and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable litigation software.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicate professionally with clients, attorneys, other paralegals, and staff.
• Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings, legal research, and hearing preparation.
• Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
• Research, organize and summarize records to aid data gathering.
• Assist with preparing discovery requests and responses.
• Assist in trial preparation, drafting pre-trial pleadings, exhibits, and coordinating witnesses.

Skills

Litigation support

Legal research

Communication skills

Documentation organization

Education

Undergraduate degree

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Tools

Summation Pro

Relativity

Job description

Paralegal

$75000 - $100000 per year | Austin, TX | On-site | Permanent

Paralegal with toxic tort experience needed for a nationwide well-established Law Firm

A bit about us:

Nation-wide law firm with strong track record of growth and success.

Why join us?

• Ability to work for a large firm


• Career growth


• Medical


• Dental


• Vision


• 401k

Job Details

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.


• Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings, performing factual and legal research, reviewing and analyzing documents, and supporting preparations for hearings, depositions, and mediations.


• Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.


• Research, organize and summarize records, as needed, to assist in data gathering, including organizing of information and documents in databases.


• Assist with preparing discovery requests and responses.


• Assist in trial preparation, including drafting pre-trial pleadings, preparing exhibits, coordinating witnesses and requests with outside vendors, and live trial support.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree and/or an ABA-approved paralegal certificate required.


• Experience in litigation support and case management.


• Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism.


• Experience drafting and organizing discovery – both written discovery and document production.


• Experience preparing for and assisting at trial.


• Familiarity with the Texas and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


• Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable litigation support software.


• Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
  
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.

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