Description
Family Law Paralegal
Ashmore & Ashmore Law Firm
LOCATION
Rockwall, TX
Description
- This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Family & Litigation Paralegal to join a growing law firm in Terrell & Rockwall Texas. The successful candidate will provide assistance with all aspects of the litigation process, such as conducting interviews, legal research, document filing, and attending trials. The successful candidate will receive a salary of $45,000, with the potential for negotiable salary based on experience, as well as 401(k), dental insurance, flexible schedule, health insurance, and paid time off. This is an 8-hour shift, Monday-Friday, and requires the ability to reliably commute or plan to relocate to the Rockwall, TX 75087 area. 1 year of paralegal experience is required.
Responsibilities:
- • Conduct pre-claim investigation, legal research, and initial case assessments
- • Draft pleadings, motions, and other legal documents and file them with the court
- • Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics, etc)
- • Maintaining pleadings and discovery indexes
- • Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
- • Aid lead attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests
- • Provide assistance with case settlements
Qualifications:
- • At least 2 years of Paralegal experience
- • Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices, etc
- • Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- • Strong writing and communication skills along with attention to detail
- • Extensive computer (preferably MAC) and database expertise
- • Paralegal Associate Degree or other relevant certification preferred