Senior Paralegal - Litigation

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This Senior Paralegal will work in the Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment (LAE) practice group to provide support to lawyers during the entire litigation process from the initial information-gathering stage through discovery and trial. Subject to the supervision of the lawyer(s) responsible for the matter, daily responsibilities include maintaining correspondence and discovery; supporting hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings, cite checking briefs, gathering documents and other exhibits for filings; and handling filings in state and federal court.

Paralegals also play a significant role in the retrieval, review, and production of documents, both incoming and outgoing. In addition, this role will provide support for all trials and/or arbitrations, working in conjunction with IT and Advanced Client Data Solutions to ensure all security requirements are followed and best practices are consistently applied. 

There is a billing requirement for this role of 1,650 hours per evaluation year and will be located in our Houston office.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Prepare, finalize, and file pleadings in accordance with applicable state and Federal rules for filing with court;
• Handle document retrieval, review, organization, and production (electronic and hard copy, as needed);
• Maintain case pleadings, correspondence, discovery, and research for large volume cases;
• Cite-check and edit legal documents;
• Coordinate deposition logistics, including communication with court reporters;
• Maintain document, transcript, and work product databases;
• Organize and prepare exhibit lists and/or privilege logs;
• Coordinate with Advanced Client Data Solutions team on initial case consultation potentially monitoring preservation, collection, processing and production of client electronic data;
• Act as liaison between ACDS, discovery attorneys, IT, service providers, outside counsel, and other team members;
• Coordinate work with outside document/litigation vendors, including adherence to strict deadlines;
• Ensure all engaged vendors are in compliance with the firm’s security protocol, the firm’s bidding process, and the firm’s conflicts and confidentiality requirements;
• Closely monitor project/case status and provides routine status reports, including task completion reports and data delivery schedules;
• Train lawyers, Business Team, and other paralegals on use of litigation support applications;
• Identify and oversee the team's use of software tools or products to manage cases, drive efficiencies, memorialize investigative steps, and maintain relevant work product;
• Assist with trial site preparation and attend trials, as needed;
• Supervise temporary team members, as needed;
• Participate in the firm’s global Responsible Business program; and
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Familiarity with the following software: Concordance, IPro, Opticon, CaseMap, TimeMap, LiveNote, Sanction, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Relativity, and Concordance FYI, LiveNote, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), encryption protocol and all of Microsoft Office, especially Excel & Access;
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and communication (verbal, written, editing) skills;
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects at one time and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with or without direct supervision;
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with or without direct supervision and coordinate multiple projects;
• Proven client service skills, with the ability to engage with different departments to plan and problem solve;
• Ability to meet changing deadlines and balance competing demands;
• Ability to assess cost/benefit of a course of action and to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions;
• Ability to effectively present routine information in one-on-one or small group situations;

• Exercise sound judgment and decision-making abilities; and
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of client information.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Five (5)+ years of litigation experience in a large law firm or equivalent preferred;
• Experience with litigation support data applications and databases, preferably in a law firm or corporate law department setting preferred;
• Experience with electronic discovery support, including coordination of vendor and data management for both in-house an