Paralegal Legal Secretary

Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegal / Legal Assistant

We are seeking a 3–5 years experienced Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegal / Legal Assistant to join the team. The role offers hands-on litigation support, discovery management, and trial preparation in a collaborative legal environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Draft and prepare legal documents, including FOIA requests, pleadings, discovery, notices, affidavits, subpoenas, trial exhibits, and correspondence for attorney review and approval.
• Manage litigation discovery, coordinate medical and other records through third-party vendors, subpoenas, depositions on written questions, and communicate with clients, courts, investigators, medical professionals, and experts.
• Maintain and organize electronic case files, manage document indexing, filing, scanning, and file opening and closing procedures, and handle state and federal e-filing.
• Coordinate attorney calendars and schedule hearings, court proceedings, depositions, mediations, trials, meetings, and other case-related events; assist with or attend proceedings as assigned.
• Track and submit case time and expense billing, meet deadlines, balance competing priorities, solve problems independently, and collaborate with attorneys and team members.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a paralegal handling insurance defense matters at a Texas law firm, with a strong understanding of litigation procedures and all aspects of discovery.
• Familiarity with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and state and federal court e-filing procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, as well as Adobe software; typing speed of at least 65 WPM.
• Experience with timekeeping and billing systems, excellent written and verbal English communication skills, and the ability to communicate clearly with attorneys, clients, and vendors.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, problem-solving, and time-management skills, sound independent judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. A paralegal certificate and four-year undergraduate degree are preferred but not required.

Compensation and Benefits

• Full-time, in-office position with a consistent Monday-Friday schedule.
• Regular working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
• Hands-on experience supporting insurance defense litigation, discovery, and trial preparation.
• Opportunities to collaborate with attorneys and support a variety of litigation matters.
• Additional working hours and weekend availability as required by case demands.