Litigation Paralegal
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Houston, TX 77027
Description
Overview:
Qualifications:
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.
No recruiter emails or telephone calls.
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, a national law firm with offices in all 50 States, has an immediate opening for an experienced Litigation Paralegal in its Houston office. The qualified candidate must have 3 or more years of experience working as a litigation-focused paralegal, preferably in a large law firm setting.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree and/or an ABA-approved paralegal certificate required.
- Experience in litigation support and case management.
- Ability to adapt to changes in work environment and manage multiple cases, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Experience drafting and organizing discovery – both written discovery and document production.
- Experience preparing for and assisting at trial.
- Familiarity with the Texas and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Experience with Summation Pro, Relativity or comparable litigation support software.
- Excellent analytical and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational and technical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Key Responsibilities:
- Communicate professionally, productively, and efficiently with clients, contacts, attorneys, other paralegals, and all other professional staff.
- Assist attorneys in drafting pleadings, performing factual and legal research, reviewing and analyzing documents, and supporting preparations for hearings, depositions, and mediations.
- Review, gather, and organize client documents from production to discovery.
- Research, organize and summarize records, as needed, to assist in data gathering, including organizing of information and documents in databases.
- Assist with preparing discovery requests and responses.
- Assist in trial preparation, including drafting pre-trial pleadings, preparing exhibits, coordinating witnesses and requests with outside vendors, and live trial support.
- Other duties as assigned.
We offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Disability, Parental Leave & Life Insurance.
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is an equal opportunity employer.
No recruiter emails or telephone calls.
Disclaimer: Reposting positions from this website does not authorize search firms or other third parties to directly solicit candidates on the firm’s behalf or represent a relationship with the firm. Agencies must sign GRSM’s fee agreement. The firm’s search agreements are specific to individuals and groups who will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Candidates submitted by a search firm without an executed search firm agreement will not be considered as an applicant. For consideration, please send a detailed blind profile of your candidate to: recruiting@grsm.com.