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Title : Civil Litigation Paralegal

Location : Texas - Houston
Refer to Job # TAPJ747608

Civil Litigation Paralegal The candidate should have 10+ years experience. 5+ of which needs to be litigation experience in a law firm; the majority of that experience has to be a plaintiffs' firm. High volume firm experience preferred. This is primarily a drafting and discovery position with heavy client contact. If you don't have the paralegal certificate but have the same length of time of practical experience doing the below job responsibilities in a plaintiffs' law firm without the actual job title; we are interested in talking to you as well. Potential candidate: team and firm-first attitude, highly motivated to go above and beyond, have a sense of urgency and commitment to do your best every day, highly focused attention to detail, have a demonstrated ability to perform under deadlines with the goal of aggressively moving the litigation docket forward, and computer savvy (MAC/Apple office, so preference given to those with experience in those systems). Strong emphasis on drafting court-ready state and federal motions and filings quickly and with attention to detail. Able to draft requests and responses to discovery; motions, pleadings, demands and correspondence; Maintain the litigation calendar flawlessly: to include discovery deadlines, hearings, appointments; Maintain daily organization of a high volume docket;Able to draft requests and responses to discovery; motions, pleadings, demands and correspondence - work with clients to complete discovery; E-file state and federal pleadings and motions; Document, organize, and prepare a file for trial; Deal professionally with clients; Maintain office file cloud system; and Able to scan, fax, email. Associates degree or higher; Paralegal certification strongly preferred -- if don't have the paralegal certificate but have the same length of time of practical experience doing the same job responsibilities in a plaintiffs' law firm without the actual job title will review on a case by case basis; 5+years of litigation experience as a paralegal in a law firm- majority of time in a plaintiffs' firm;Experience with federal and state e-filing; Experience calculating and calendaring deadlines via interpretation of local state and federal rules; Excellent communication skills and positive attitude;Friendly in the office, and able to handle multiple clients and multi-task; Be able to take direction, but also come up with ideas of your own on how to potentially improve the office;Have attention to detail - cannot be stressed enough;Experience with MAC/Apple computers is preferred;Experience with cloud-based client management software is a plus; Very computer savvy; Be a Notary;. Points for being Spanish bilingual.

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