Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Civil Litigation - Waco
Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC•Waco, TX
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Waco office of Naman Howell has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant/Paralegal with 3+ years of civil litigation experience. Expectations include assisting a busy and diverse litigation docket from pre-suit investigations through trial and appeal.
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant work experience
- Highly organized self-starter who is skilled in anticipating attorneys' needs
- Attention to detail and quality
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Dependable with strong work ethic and professional demeanor
- Strong proficiency with MS Office suite
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred, but not required
Responsibilities
- Managing overall case volume; maintaining high-volume documents in the Firm’s document management system
- Communicating with clients, courts, experts, counsel, etc.
- Drafting correspondence and pleadings; maintaining client communication and case updates
- Scheduling and calendaring
- Participating in the preparation of discovery responses
- Summarizing deposition transcripts
- Requesting and analyzing medical records, preparing medical chronologies and billing summaries
- Preparing client documents for production
- Preparing notebooks/indexes for hearings, depositions, mediations, and organizing files for trial
- E-filing in state and federal courts
- Entering time
- Making travel arrangements and submitting expenses reimbursement
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- exemplary medical, dental and vision insurance
- life insurance
- long-term disability
- profit sharing/401(k) after one year of service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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