LHH is assisting an Addison, TX, law firm seek an Employment Law Paralegal to support attorneys in handling workplace-related legal matters by managing case files, drafting documents, conducting legal research, and coordinating discovery. This role also involves client communication, assisting with depositions, hearings, mediations, and trials, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and litigation procedures.
Benefits:
- 80 hours of Vacation and 80 hours of personal time your first 5 years
- Salary ranges from $60,000 - $70,000 DOE
- working for a very reputable law firm who represents one of the largest Retailers in the United States
Duties:
- Prepare and organize demonstrative evidence for use at trial including: pleadings, discovery, exhibits, trial binders, witness information, summaries, and timelines
- Communicate daily with clients, attorneys, opposing counsel, and courts.
- Act as a document liaison for clients, managing case files and electronically stored information (ESI) using platforms like Logikcull and Relativity.
- Monitor and track critical deadlines using Compulaw and maintain a weekly task list, providing deadline reminders to supervising attorneys and associates.
- Perform legal research using Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, and other research tools.
- Log billable hours using ABA and client-specific billing codes in software such as Juris Suite.
- Draft Joint Reports of Rule 26(f) Conferences and proposed Scheduling Orders.
- Prepare case budgets as needed.
- Draft various motions and proposed orders as needed.
Requirements:
- Minimum of five years of related litigation experience and/or training.
- ABA-approved paralegal studies preferred, but not required.
- Must have extensive knowledge of Texas Civil Rules of Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Evidence, and Texas Rules of Court-Local, including knowledge of docketing critical dates.
- Prior law firm experience is strongly preferred.
- Must be able to work on-site every day
- High level of attendance and punctuality.
If you meet the requirements above, please apply or contact me directly at