Certified Paralegal (Personal Injury / Wrongful Death)

Rapid growth Dallas personal injury law firm seeks highly experienced Paralegal to assist with the needs of lead attorney during all phases of litigation. Seeking a candidate with strong organizational skills and attention to detail who can provide excellent customer service to both internal team members and external clients. Prior experience is required!

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Able to produce in high stress environment
• Able to lead teams towards departmental goals and add value for closing out cases and maximizing settlements for our clients.
• Assist with answering the phone lines, as needed
• Assist with all phases of pre-litigation and litigation
• Manage litigation deadlines and respond to subpoenas
• Ability to draft discovery
• Manage litigation holds and e-discovery
• Manage E-Filings in State and Federal Courts
• Organize case files electronically and maintain detailed case logs
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Client Facing Engagement
• De-escalation concerning Client Care
• Work in Team Environment for Client & Company Success

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Proficient in personal injury law litigation and prelitigation, including drafting pleadings
• Proficient in preparing discovery responses
• Proficient in E-filing court documents
• Proficient in monitoring and calendaring hearings, docket entries, and other required court deadlines for Attorney
• Exceptional client management skills on the phone, in person, and via emails
• Proficient in Case Management Software
• Detailed oriented and professional attitude
• Working knowledge of common deadlines and protocols of personal injury litigation

Job Requirements:

• College degree or comparable paralegal experience is required; paralegal certificate from ABA accredited paralegal program is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years (preferred) of experience providing paralegal litigation support to attorneys.
• Ability to prove efficiency in position.
• Must be highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience with various case document management systems
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, multi-tasking, attention to detail, problem-solver mentality in handling various case issues