Commercial Insurance Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Job Description
We are seeking a Commercial Insurance Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant to become a part of our team.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, prepare, and file pleadings, discovery requests, motions, and other litigation-based documentation.
- Aid attorney in mediation, arbitration, and trial preparation.
- Draft and finalize transactional documentation at the direction of attorney.
- Draft and revise formal correspondence.
- Schedule case events as it may pertain to discovery and case management, including depositions, hearings and meditations.
- Maintain attorney’s schedule with direction from attorney.
- Schedule client meetings and communicate with clients on a daily basis.
- Communicate and schedule matters with Judicial Assistants and Court Administrators on a daily basis.
- Assist with entry of billing entries and generation of invoices.
- Organize and maintain electronic client files.
- Perform conflict checks and open new client matters in our Neos client management system.
Qualifications:
- Must be able to take direction and work independently.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment by completing multiple time-sensitive tasks on a daily basis
- Excellent word processing and proof-reading skills.
- Excellent administrative skills.
- Extremely professional, well organized, detail oriented, and must have the ability to multitask in a high activity environment.
- Be able to actively prioritize and re-prioritize assignments and operate well under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience as a Litigation Paralegal is highly preferable.
- Microsoft Office 365
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Houston, TX 77056 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Houston, TX 77056: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person