What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal position at Hartline Barger LLP?
Description
The Dallas office of Hartline Barger LLP is seeking an energetic and reliable paralegal to join our busy personal injury defense team. The ideal candidate will have experience in personal injury and catastrophic losses defense. This position requires heavy discovery work and file management. Candidate must have excellent research and writing skills, as well as the ability to exercise sound judgment, think creatively and work independently.
Requirements
Responsibilities
• Obtain, review, and analyze documents, including medical records, financial records, tax and employment records, and other relevant documents/information.
• Research and analysis of case issues, including incident facts, and party and witness background information.
• Perform social media and background searches.
• Draft/coordinate written discovery and document production and expert discovery.
• Compile evidence and supporting information by searching records, discovery documents, transcripts, libraries, and databases.
• Track all discovery and pleadings deadlines.
• Correspond with clients and opposing law firms.
• Communication of issues with experts; investigation analysis of expert qualifications and experience, including prior transcripts, testimony, and articles.
• Coordinate inspections.
• Correspond/coordinate with investigators.
• Coordinate with support services and clients, opposing law firms, and courts.
• Generate status reports, logs, and indices.
• Trial preparation, including trial notebooks, exhibits, and witness files; trial logistics; trial attendance (may require travel).
Requirements
• 5 years’ experience in catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death defense.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and/or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 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 with an ability to work in a high-volume office and team environment are essential.
We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D Insurance, 401(k) savings plan and generous paid time off.
The position also allows for remote work two days per week.
Hartline Barger LLP is a Texas-based law firm founded in 1994, serving clients throughout the state and across the country, with offices throughout Texas and New Mexico. Nationally recognized for our work in product liability litigation and a broad spectrum of practice areas—from personal injury defense, commercial litigation and toxic torts to warranty and deceptive trade practice litigation—we have built our firm with lawyers who, simply stated, like to try cases.