TEMPORARY Litigation Paralegal

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is seeking a temporary litigation paralegal for an assignment with our client, a busy defense firm.

Start: ASAP

Pay Rate: $30 - $40/hr, commensurate with experience

Location: hybrid, Dallas, TX, 1-2 days on site

Duration: 3 - 6 months, with possibility of converting to direct hire for right candidate

Job Description

Our client, a busy defense firm in Dallas, TX, is hiring for an experienced temporary litigation paralegal to support 2 attorneys. The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting mass tort matters and managing litigation activities from initial case development through resolution in the state of Texas .

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive litigation support to two attorneys
• Assist with defense-side mass tort matters and related case management
• Draft, format, and proofread pleadings, discovery requests and responses, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• Coordinate document collection, review, organization, and production
• Maintain case files, calendars, deadlines, and litigation databases
• Assist with deposition, hearing, mediation, and trial preparation
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, court personnel, experts, and vendors
• Perform additional administrative and litigation support duties as needed

Qualifications

• 3 -5 years of litigation paralegal experience
• Previous defense-side litigation experience
• Paralegal certificate or associate or bachelor’s degree
• Experience supporting mass tort litigation strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple cases, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with attorneys and other team members

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.