Senior Litigation Paralegal

Senior Litigation ParalegalOur client in Dallas, Texas has an immediate need for a Senior Litigation Paralegal on a direct hire basis. This is an in-office role. The Senior Litigation Paralegal will provide comprehensive litigation support to attorneys handling sophisticated commercial litigation matters from case inception through trial and appeal. This role requires an experienced, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage multiple complex cases with minimal supervision.Responsibilities include managing complex litigation matters throughout all phases of the case lifecycle, drafting, reviewing, and finalizing pleadings, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, correspondence, and legal documents. The role also involves coordinating and overseeing document collection, review, production, and organization for large-scale discovery matters, preparing and maintaining case files, chronologies, witness files, exhibit lists, and trial notebooks, coordinating depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trial logistics, assisting attorneys with preparing for depositions, hearings, trials, and appellate matters, reviewing and organizing financial records, corporate documents, contracts, and other business records, preparing exhibit binders and managing trial exhibits using courtroom technology as needed, monitoring litigation deadlines, scheduling orders, and court filings to ensure compliance, coordinating with clients, opposing counsel, experts, court personnel, and vendors, performing legal research and cite checking as assigned, maintaining accurate case management records, and supporting attorneys in managing active litigation dockets.The background profile for this role includes a paralegal certificate, a bachelor's degree preferred, 7+ years of paralegal litigation experience supporting commercial litigation attorneys, strong knowledge of Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas state court filing procedures, federal court litigation experience preferred, experience supporting complex business litigation matters involving contract disputes, partnership disputes, fiduciary litigation, employment matters, construction litigation, or commercial business disputes, extensive experience with discovery management, document production, deposition preparation, and trial support, experience preparing summary judgment evidence and supporting dispositive motion practice preferred, advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and legal document management systems, experience with eDiscovery platforms, excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills, ability to prioritize multiple deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail, and a self-motivated professional capable of working independently and anticipating attorney needs.Features and benefits include competitive compensation based on experience, a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off and paid holidays, 401(k) with employer contribution, professional development opportunities, and a stable, collaborative work environment.