Litigation Paralegal

BROWN SIMS PC•Houston, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Brown Sims is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join its busy civil litigation practice in the Houston office. The practice handles complex civil litigation, particularly personal-injury defense, products liability, premises liability, transportation and trucking, wrongful death, construction injuries and defects, and commercial disputes. The team represents clients in a range of industries and handles matters from early investigation through depositions, dispositive motions, mediation, and trial in Texas state and federal courts. The paralegal will work directly with attorneys as a partner throughout the cases and will have direct client contact and substantial responsibility for investigation and case preparation. The role includes communicating with clients, witnesses, vendors, courts, and adjusters; managing medical records and preparing chronologies; supporting investigations; preparing and filing pleadings; calendaring deadlines; drafting routine litigation documents; preparing deposition, hearing, and trial materials; and tracking billable time in accordance with client guidelines. The position is full-time and based at the firm’s Houston office. Salary is undisclosed, with compensation described as competitive and commensurate with experience.

Requirements

At least 3 years of litigation paralegal experience, preferably in insurance defense, personal injury, or general civil litigation.
Experience ordering medical records through HIPAA-compliant channels, reviewing them for relevance and completeness, and preparing accurate, useful chronologies and summaries.
Strong working knowledge of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Experience with e-filing in Texas state courts and PACER/CM-ECF.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and professional, empathetic judgment when interacting with clients, witnesses, court personnel, and opposing counsel.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and document or case management platforms.
High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines across an active docket.
Paralegal certificate or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish written and spoken skills to support communication with Spanish-speaking clients, witnesses, and parties, including in cross-border matters.
Experience entering and managing billable time under client billing guidelines, including use of LEDES, Legal-X/Bottomline, Tymetrix, or similar e-billing platforms.
Familiarity with trucking or transportation litigation, including driver qualification files, ELD/HOS data, and FMCSR; premises liability; or products liability matters.
Trial experience, including trial preparation, exhibit management, or courtroom support.

Responsibilities

Communicate directly with clients, witnesses, vendors, courts, and adjusters, including providing status updates, scheduling, and gathering case information.
Request, organize, review, summarize, and prepare chronologies of medical and billing records for personal-injury, wrongful-death, and catastrophic-injury matters.
Support case investigations by locating witnesses, obtaining public records and scene or incident materials, coordinating with investigators and experts, and helping develop the factual record.
Prepare and file pleadings in Texas state and federal courts, calendar deadlines, and manage scheduling orders.
Draft subpoenas, deposition notices, records authorizations, form portions of discovery responses, and routine correspondence.
Prepare deposition and hearing binders, page-and-line summaries, exhibit indices, and trial notebooks.
Track and enter billable time in compliance with client billing guidelines, using clear, descriptive, non-block-billed narratives.