- 5+ years' experience in a paralegal role with experience in handling family, probate, and/or civil litigation matters Interview potential clients, meet with Attorneys and assist in determining various case strategies.
- Client Focused
- Work up and maintain case files
- Draft and prepare legal documents
- Draft documents, pleadings, and orders for various family law matters under the direction of the managing attorney.
- Draft discovery requests and responses. Manage Clients to ensure all discovery deadlines are met and discovery is responded to appropriately.
- Prepare Attorneys for all upcoming trials and mediations. Attend trials as necessary.
- Support Attorneys and work as a Team for the benefit of the clients and firm
- Manage policy deliverables and workload tracking, including providing project management support in generation of regulatory comments, filings, and submissions.
- Able to self-direct – self motivated
- Prioritizes workload and moves with flexibly between tasks
- Methodical, thorough, and detail-oriented
- Knowledge of the Texas Family Code, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, research, understand, and apply applicable code provisions.
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Uses systems and procedures, and values organization
- Diligently sees tasks to completion and takes initiative
- Continuing education and involvement in the issues of family law
- Able to access online court systems and online research tools for records
- Able to meet billing requirements of 1200 minimum billable hours per year
- Computer literacy and experience with standard office equipment and softwareAbility to handle a large case load
- Possess the ability to draft pleadings, discovery and orders
- Experience with electronic filing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Self-motivated
- Excellent team player
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Office, specifically Word and Outlook
- Knowledge in bankruptcy and the federal PACER system a plus
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Paralegal Experienced - Lewisville, United States - Jimenez Law Firm PC
Description
Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Posting
The Jimenez Law Firm is seeking an experienced Paralegal to add to their team. The Jimenez Law Firm has locations in Lewisville, Flower Mound and Odessa Texas.
Ideal litigation paralegal candidates will have a minimum of 5 years' experience handling family, probate, and/or civil litigation matters.
The litigation paralegal will be responsible for: preparing preliminary drafts of pleadings, discovery, and correspondence; maintaining calendar, deadlines and reminders for attorney; preparing, organizing, and filing documents and correspondence as well as assisting in scheduling and preparation for hearings, depositions and mediation. Must be proficient with MS office suite including word and outlook and familiar with the requirement for e-filing in state court.
Requirements:
Benefits Include:
Standard holidays
Paid time off
401K
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume and all qualified candidates will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Company DescriptionFamily and Defense Law Firm with Three Locations. - At The Jimenez Law Firm, P.C., we have experience across several practice areas including family law and criminal defense Our expertise allows us to help clients struggling through a wide range of dilemmas in life.
