Commercial Litigation Paralegal
Burnett SpecialistsDallas, TX
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Job Description
Position Summary A Dallas law firm is seeking an experienced and dedicated litigation paralegal with 5+ years of experience. This key position will support the litigation team in performance of active federal and state litigation. You will leverage your expertise and strong, detail-oriented work style to ensure quality legal services. How You Will Contribute
- Prepare initial substantive drafts of pleadings and discovery documents for attorney review
- Prepare documents for filing with proper citations, tables of contents, tables of authorities, certifications, and declarations
- Maintain the firms docket of filings, discovery, and notices from the court and other counsel, including scheduling mediations, depositions, and hearings while monitoring deadlines per local, Texas, and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Prepare detailed deposition, mediation, and trial exhibits and accompanying notebooks
- Prepare discovery documents, including electronic bates labeling, case indexing, and managing electronically-stored information
- 5+ years or more of experience in commercial litigation. Ability to identify the appropriate deadlines in litigation documents filed with the court, as well as through the application of applicable rules of procedure, local rules and standing orders
- Proficient with e-discovery platform such as Reveal or Relativity
- Proficient with e-filing and serving documents electronically, both in state and federal court
- Meticulous litigation document management and naming
- Familiarity with complex commercial litigation, including pre-trial, trial and post-trial
- Experience with Texas and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams, as well as Adobe Pro
- Provide accurate and timely entry of billable time into time management software
- Paralegal certificate required
- Associate or Bachelors degree preferred
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