Paralegal

Hartline Barger LLP•Houston, TX

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hartline Barger LLP’s Houston office is seeking an energetic and reliable paralegal to join its personal injury defense team. The role focuses on catastrophic personal injury defense, with substantial discovery work and file management. The paralegal will research and analyze case issues, manage discovery and pleading deadlines, communicate with clients and other parties, coordinate experts, investigations, and inspections, and support trial preparation and attendance. Trial-related work may require travel. The position allows remote work two days per week after the employee completes a 90-day probationary period. The firm offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death defense.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program; substantial equivalent experience in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death defense may be considered in lieu of education.
Above-average proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
Strong analytical skills.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Ability to work in a high-volume office and team environment.

Responsibilities

Obtain, review, and analyze medical, financial, tax, employment, and other relevant records and information.
Research and analyze case issues, incident facts, and background information on parties and witnesses.
Perform social media and background searches.
Draft and coordinate written discovery, document production, and expert discovery.
Compile evidence and supporting information from records, discovery documents, transcripts, libraries, and databases.
Track discovery and pleadings deadlines.
Correspond with clients and opposing law firms.
Communicate with experts and investigate and analyze their qualifications and experience, including prior transcripts, testimony, and articles.
Coordinate inspections.
Correspond and coordinate with investigators.
Coordinate with support services, clients, opposing law firms, and courts.
Generate status reports, logs, and indices.
Prepare for trial, including preparing trial notebooks, exhibits, and witness files; coordinate trial logistics; and attend trials, which may require travel.