Paralegals perform substantive billable or productive legal work under the direction of
one or more attorneys in the office. A Paralegal’s primary goal is to support our legal
team with legal research, drafting demands, memos, discovery requests and responses,
overviews, motions, and orders, and preparing for hearings and trials.
The Paralegal is a non-exempt position.
Responsibilities:
1. Organizing files
2. Docketing (scheduling) events
3. Filling out legal forms and assisting clients with filling out forms
4. Drafting correspondence relating to legal matters
5. Drafting demand letters
6. Drafting letters and simple court documents for attorney review
7. Writing reports and legal documents for attorney review
8. Thorough legal research into new and novel issues, verifying case law, and
reviewing legislation
9. Medical records summaries and chronologies
10. Preparing reduction spreadsheets and correspondence
11. Preparing settlement and case conclusion letters for providers and clients
12. Updating Master Case Spreadsheets contemporaneously
13. Preparing discovery and responses to discovery demands
14. Meeting with clients to review discovery responses
15. Communicating with clients with updates and gathering information
16. Helping attorneys prepare cases for hearings
17. Assisting lawyers in the courtroom
18. Back up for Legal Assistant, including but not limited to:
a. Check e-filing
b. Update file
c. Answer phones
d. Scheduling
19. Other tasks as assigned
Education & Experience:
Paralegal Certificate or Bachelor's Degree preferred
Minimum of 4 years experience in a Texas law firm
Bilingual in Spanish preferred