Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Dallas, United States - Apex Staffing, Inc.

Description

Thriving law firm seeking an experienced Legal Assistant/Paralegal to assist the Partners and Associates of the Firm and help manage the day-to-day operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Retrieve, organize and index documents, including bates-stamping, redaction, duplication and indexing of documents.
Create and maintain internal case databases.
Perform legal research, both manual and computer assisted, and compile applicable data from a variety of reference sources.
Organize interview memos, witness statements and other relevant documents for attorney review and case preparation.
Work with attorneys in the preparation and filing of court documents.
Organize exhibits, files and all other supporting documents. Coordinate trial set-up and logistics.
Tracking and entering applicable billable time into billing software and assisting attorneys with client billing process.
Receive and respond to government subpoena requests and medical records requests.
Prepare and organize corporate entity documents.
Prepare, organize, and submit government regulatory documents.
Some overtime may be required on evenings or weekends.


Qualifications:
5 to 7 years Paralegal/Legal assistant experience including experience in both transactional and civil litigation with federal and state courts
Graduation from an American Bar Association approved Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program or Certification through NALA, NFPA or NALS preferred
Bachelor's Degree from a four-year accredited college or university preferred