Senior Paralegal — Trial & Discovery Lead for Partner

Dallas Construction Law; Lewisville (TX); In loco; USD 72.000 - 88.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance reimbursement program

Paid vacation and personal time

Roth IRA with employer matching

Business casual dress code, including

Descrizione del lavoro

Kelly M. Davis & Associates, LLC in Lewisville, TX is seeking a senior paralegal to support its litigation practice and work directly with the Managing Partner.

The role requires independence, deadline-tracking, and multi-matter management for a busy Texas practice. Responsibilities include drafting discovery responses, organizing documents, scheduling orders, drafting pleadings, and trial preparation with second-chair duties.

Competenze

• Paralegal certification or a legal studies degree with paralegal certification preferred.
• 10+ years of recent litigation experience will be considered.
• Significant, recent litigation experience required; construction litigation preferred.
• Understanding of rules of evidence and civil procedure.
• Direct contact with courts, opposing counsel, and clients with professional presentation.
• Skills assessment required before interview.
• 90-day probationary period.
• Minimum billable requirement of 25 hours per week.

Mansioni

• Main legal assistant to the Managing Partner.
• Draft initial responses to discovery.
• Obtain, organize, and summarize client documents in response to discovery.
• Determine which documents are responsive to discovery requests.
• Calculate and calendar scheduling order deadlines.
• Draft correspondence and pleadings.
• Prepare for and attend trials and major hearings, including second chair duties.
• Provide guidance and oversight to other staff on assigned matters.
• Must track all time in the firm’s management software.

Conoscenze

Paralegal cert

Litigation experience

Discovery

Trial support

Case management

Time tracking

Staff guidance

Formazione

Paralegal certification

Legal studies degree with paralegal cert

Strumenti

Lexis Nexis

Clio

RingCentral

Outlook

Teams

Descrizione del lavoro

Kelly M. Davis & Associates, LLC in Lewisville, TX is seeking a senior paralegal to support its litigation practice and work directly with the Managing Partner.

The role requires independence, deadline-tracking, and multi-matter management for a busy Texas practice. Responsibilities include drafting discovery responses, organizing documents, scheduling orders, drafting pleadings, and trial preparation with second-chair duties.