Job Details

Client: Well-known Law Firm
Role: Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Temporary)

Duration: 3+ months with the potential to extend based on performance!
Pay Rate: $28/hr - $30/hr

Location: Dallas, TX - 5 days a week on-site

Job Description:
-Collaborate with attorneys to prepare for trials, hearings, and meetings

-Utilizes existing files and a variety of other research resources to develop information for pending cases

-Drafts discovery demands and responses, including, but not limited to, Requests for Production, Interrogatories, Notices for Discovery and Inspection and Requests for Admissions

-Processes deposition transcripts

-Prepares trial and arbitration hearing binders

-Assists with drafting documents such as: Motion to Strike, Motion for Continuances, Proposed Orders, Requests for Judicial Notice, Evidentiary Objections, etc

-Assists with e-filing in State, Federal and Appellate Courts and checks the Court's local rules

-Prepares timelines and demonstrative exhibits

-Drafts routine legal correspondence

-Prepares first set of exhibits for motions, discovery responses, etc

-Reviews outgoing document production, including redacting and Bates stamping

-Creates Preservation of Evidence Letter and Document Request Letters

-Performs legal research through WestLaw

-Assisting with office administration tasks

-Reviews, summarize and analyze medical records to assist with defense of action

-Other duties, as needed, to support the firm and office operations.