Litigation Paralegal

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Paralegal department in our Houston office, as a Paralegal.

The Litigation Paralegal provides support to attorneys in the Litigation practice.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

• Proofread, edit, and cite check fact and legal citations in memorandums and briefs
• Proficient using litigation research tools like Westlaw, Lexis, and Pacer
• Coordinate with case team and e-Discovery personnel on all aspects of data collection
• Manage complex files; review discovery materials by performing relevance, confidentiality, and privilege reviews
• Create discovery templates
• Prepare for depositions and create witness files
• Analyze and summarize documents, interrogatories, and other factual information, including sophisticated or technical information related to legal issues
• Conduct factual research to compile information regarding parties, experts, and judges; perform due diligence research by searching Secretary of State information, corporate profiles, prior litigation, recent press and social media postings
• Understand how to research court rules in preparation for filings and coordinate with Docket team to ensure all filings strictly adhere to relevant rules and deadlines
• Act as liaison with Document Services and other departments to coordinate TOC/TOA, final formatting, and specialized printing of briefs, per guidelines in various jurisdictions
• Prepare key fact chronologies and create demonstrative exhibits such as charts, graphs and maps
• Attend and provide support at Trial, which includes: monitoring documents and evidence; assuring presence of witnesses; preparing and monitoring visual aids; taking notes on testimony; tracking of exhibits introduced and marked into evidence; digesting trial transcripts; interacting with witnesses, court clerks, client, and vendors; mentoring junior paralegal trial team members
• Assists with appeals by compiling Record on Appeal and/or Joint Appendix; indexing cases for a table of authorities; acting as liaison with the appellate printer

Qualifications
Education/Training/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Paralegal certificate from ABA approved paralegal program preferred

Professional Experience:

• At least six years of substantive litigation experience as a Litigation Paralegal in a law firm setting required
• Trial, arbitration, or mediation experience preferred

For immediate consideration please send resume to Naomi – nmuldowney@friedmanwilliams.com