Litigation Paralegal

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Summary: Join a growing company as a highly motivated litigation paralegal, supporting clients and professionals in a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding team environment. Highlights: 1. Work closely with clients and professionals 2. Support in a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding environment 3. Be part of a collaborative team Our growing company is looking for a skilled and highly motivated litigation paralegal to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with one of our clients and professionals to provide support in a fast\-paced, challenging, and rewarding environment. As with all of our positions, we work as a team, and team members may be called upon to assist in other areas within our company. Please submit your curriculum vitae in English. **Key Responsibilities** Draft petitions – including research of defendants including Texas SOS, etc. Draft discovery requests and notices – interrogatories, requests for production, request for admissions, deposition notices, etc. Draft basic motions – continuance, default judgments, non\-suits, etc. Responding to discovery – talk w clients, draft responses including objections, finalize, circulate to counsel Assisting with preparation of clients for their depositions Filing with the Courts – lawsuits, motions, discovery, 18\.001 affidavits, etc. Citations after lawsuit filed – forward to process server, monitor progress, confirm service Coordinating depositions – communicating with clients, communicating with defense counsel, communicating with third party witnesses (eyewitnesses, police officers, doctors, experts, etc) Coordinating mediations – with mediators, counsel, and clients Coordinating with our experts – basic communication, providing deadlines, obtaining required information and documents including CVs, bibliography, expert reports, etc. Bachelor's degree in law Managing litigation calendar – docketing deadlines and settings, monitoring deadlines Proficiency with the law firm’s Case Management System, Filevine Bilingual – English/Spanish