Dynamic Rockstar of a Litigation Paralegal / Legal Assistant Needed!!
KMDA is a fast pace but down-to-earth, established construction / real estate / business litigation firm located in Lewisville. We are looking for a high achiever who wants a challenging position as a litigation paralegal for a fast-growing construction / real estate litigation firm in Lewisville.
PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Are you tired of working for the “machine” and working 60 hours a week? Do you want to assist in interesting, complex cases in a boutique firm setting – with a little more work life balance? We are looking for a go-getter that has experience in litigation, particularly in discovery. The skills most needed are excellent grammar, proofreading and organizational skills.
If this resonates with you, then we may have THE position for you. We are looking for team members to help fulfill our vision.
I am looking for someone with a history of longevity within their previous employment positions. We want someone that is going to come in and help grow this wonderful family into a successful operation.
Our core values are Teamwork, Tenacity, Accountability, Candor and Dedication. Our employees are high achievers with incredible work ethic, a sense of community, responsibility and personal accountability. All candidates must embrace our Five Firm core values.
We would love a bilingual Spanish speaker.
Compensation is competitive but is determined by experience.
Our firm offers great benefits, including paid time off, set reimbursement for medical insurance cost, Simple SEP IRA with employer matching, and more.
Skill Sets Needed:
- We are looking for a person who has experience in a small office environment.
- Must be able to take direction from attorneys and office manager.
- Conscience about showing up to work and not calling in sick unnecessarily.
- Teamwork is very important
- You need to be able to work independently.
- Should be able to correctly prioritize tasks and manage time with little assistance from KMD.
- Must organize and manage multiple priorities with limited supervision
- Responsible for solving daily problems that come up and are associated with
- Able to take constructive criticism and not shift the blame
- Works overtime, as needed, to complete a task or keep up with task list.
- Responsible for timely communicating updates of cases for KMD
- Perform all work accurately and without punctuation error.
- Needs outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Be highly motivated, dedicated to serving the needs of our clients and eager to learn
Qualifications:
- Litigation experience is given priority.
- Has advanced technical and communications skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple competing tasks and demands.
- Superb attention to detail, grammar, and punctuation, and the ability to articulate thoughts and effectively present new ideas and findings.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Detail-oriented and very well-organized.
Responsibilities Include:
- Create, format, edit, proofread, and manage Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Draft routine correspondence, forms, etc. under appropriate supervision.
- Draft basic demand letters, discovery, motions, and pleadings.
- Organizing client documents and preparing responses to disclosure.
- E-filing and E-Serve.
- Handle emails & phone calls with opposing counsel, courts, and clients.
- Candidate must be highly motivated, dedicated to serving the needs of our clients and eager to learn.
- Assist with trial preparation.
- Calculate and calendar deadlines per court rules and/or scheduling orders.
- Assist with lawyer’s calendar by scheduling appointments, depositions, meetings (external and internal), hearings, etc.
- Enter and manage work requests from lawyers and complete according to provided deadline(s).
- Be responsible for keeping track of time in the litigation software (Abacus) on a daily basis.
- Perform routine filing, photocopying, scanning, compiling, and distributing of documents.
- Operate independently to ensure assignments, which may be complex in nature or require high-level production, are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Produce a high volume of work assignments in an accurate and timely manner.
- Assist with some of the Firm’s social media presence / marketing.
Programs Used:
- Westlaw
- Efile TxCourts
- Secretary of State
- County Deed Searches
- re:SearchTX
- Word
- Abacus
- Outlook
- Clickup
- Teams
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- PDF / Foxit
Requirements:
- A legal assistant / paralegal certification;
- 3-5 years experience in litigation;
- Must submit to a 3 month probationary period; and
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices, etc.
Schedule an interview with our firm.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
CONTACT US
550 S. Edmonds Ln Ste 210
Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone:
972-434-8009
E-mail:
firm@dallasconstructionlaw.com
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