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Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal
Location
Texas
Posted
108 days ago
Salary
$58.3K - $74.9K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal
Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP
• Attend firm-wide huddles and team meetings as scheduled. • Draft and file complaints within 30 days of a case transfer. • Ensure service of process is completed within designated timeframes. • Schedule and track case milestones, including scheduling hearings, mediations, and depositions. • Provide telephonic client updates every six weeks, with no more than 10 outstanding updates at any given time. • Maintain accurate and timely case documentation in SmartAdvocate. • Draft and serve subpoenas, discovery requests, and responses. • Assist attorneys with trial preparation, including scheduling witness statements, compiling exhibits, and creating necessary legal binders. • Perform background checks on defendants and clients as part of case preparation. • Work collaboratively with attorneys, case managers, and legal assistants to move cases toward resolution.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of personal injury litigation paralegal experience required.
- Ability to travel in the event a case goes to trial is required.
- The ideal candidate will have a track record of long-term success and progression in previous positions
- Strong understanding of state, local, and federal court rules.
- Strong Empathy for injured clients
- Exceptional communication skills, verbal and written.
- Empathy for our injured clients.
- Confidence and motivation to exceed expectations.
- Professional attire and demeanor.
- Desire to learn, develop, and motivate team members.
- Team player
- Experience with e-filing and legal documentation.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to be available to work during business hours, Mountain time zone (Monday-Thursday 8:00-5:00 and Friday 8:00-4:00)
- Ability to pass a background check
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k)
- PTO and select paid holidays
- Opportunities for community outreach
- A positive, fulfilling, and supportive work environment where learning and growth are encouraged
- Annual company goal trip
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