Paralegals perform substantive billable or productive legal work under the direction of

one or more attorneys in the office. A Paralegal's primary goal is to support our legal

team with legal research, drafting demands, memos, discovery requests and responses,

overviews, motions, and orders, and preparing for hearings and trials.

The Paralegal is a non-exempt position.

Responsibilities:

1. Organizing files

2. Docketing (scheduling) events

3. Filling out legal forms and assisting clients with filling out forms

4. Drafting correspondence relating to legal matters

5. Drafting demand letters

6. Drafting letters and simple court documents for attorney review

7. Writing reports and legal documents for attorney review

8. Thorough legal research into new and novel issues, verifying case law, and

reviewing legislation

9. Medical records summaries and chronologies

10. Preparing reduction spreadsheets and correspondence

11. Preparing settlement and case conclusion letters for providers and clients

12. Updating Master Case Spreadsheets contemporaneously

13. Preparing discovery and responses to discovery demands

14. Meeting with clients to review discovery responses

15. Communicating with clients with updates and gathering information

16. Helping attorneys prepare cases for hearings

17. Assisting lawyers in the courtroom

18. Back up for Legal Assistant, including but not limited to:

a. Check e-filing

b. Update file

c. Answer phones

d. Scheduling

19. Other tasks as assigned

Education & Experience

Paralegal Certificate or Bachelor's Degree preferred

Minimum of 4 years experience in a Texas law firm