Dallas Personal Injury and Wrongful Death law firm seeking a highly experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our team in downtown Dallas.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ability to produce in high stress environment
- Contribute towards departmental goals and add value for closing out cases and maximizing settlements for our clients.
- Assist with answering the phone lines, as needed
- Assist with all phases of pre-litigation and litigation
- Manage litigation deadlines and respond to subpoenas
- Ability to draft discovery
- Manage litigation holds and e-discovery
- Manage E-Filings in State and Federal Courts
- Organize case files electronically and maintain detailed case logs
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Client Facing Engagement
- De-escalation concerning Client Care
- Work in Team Environment for Client & Company Success
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Proficient in personal injury law litigation and prelitigation, including drafting pleadings
- Proficient in preparing discovery responses
- Proficient in E-filing court documents
- Proficient in monitoring and calendaring hearings, docket entries, and other required court deadlines for Attorney
- Exceptional client management skills on the phone, in person, and via emails
- Proficient in Case Management Software
- Detailed oriented and professional attitude
- Working knowledge of common deadlines and protocols of personal injury litigation
Job Requirements:
- College degree or comparable paralegal experience is required; paralegal certificate from ABA accredited paralegal program is preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years (preferred) of experience providing paralegal litigation support to attorneys.
- Ability to prove efficiency in position.
- Must be highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience with various case document management systems
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, multi-tasking, attention to detail, problem-solver mentality in handling various case issues
