IP Litigation Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE: IP LITIGATION PARALEGAL

LOCATION: DALLAS, TEXAS

Prominent mid-Atlantic law firm with multiple regional office locations seeks a Litigation Paralegal for their Dallas Office. Responsibility for assisting lawyers in all aspects of the Litigation Department’s caseloads, including: the organization and maintenance of court materials; drafting and filing pleadings, motions, and other court documents; preparation of correspondence, memoranda, discovery, and other communications with minimal supervision; management of docket, matter dates, and deadlines; deposition digesting and preparation; and coordination of deposition, hearing, motion and trial preparation. Assist with and coordinate paper and electronic discovery process, including: identifying potentially relevant electronically stored information (“ESI”); draft and issue legal hold notices; coordinate with clients to identify, preserve, and collect relevant sources of ESI and paper discovery; and assist with processing, reviewing, and coding ESI.

Requirements:

• Three (3+) years of law firm litigation paralegal experience
• Knowledge of and ability to electronically file (CM/ECF) pleadings required.
• Experience in intellectual property matters, including patent litigation, is preferred.
• College degree and/or paralegal certificate required.
• Strong working knowledge of MSOffice (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Relativity, and Concordance required.
• Knowledge of iManage a plus