Litigation Paralegal

Reports to: Vice-President of Legal Operations

Payroll Status: Full-Time

Location: McKinney, TX

Established, highly regarded, growing Personal Injury Law firm seeks full-time Litigation Case Manager.

Skillset required to be successful:

• Ideal candidate is a self-starter who is motivated to be an integral part of a growing, highly successful team.
• Works well in a team environment (our team gets along very well).
• Heavy emphasis on strategizing with attorneys, attention to detail and treating each case uniquely in order to develop necessary evidence to maximize claim value.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to multitask.
• Proactive, can-do, team-oriented attitude who insists on winning for our clients.
• Strong oral and written communication skills coupled with the ability to think on your feet.
• Able to handle sensitive, confidential matters, resolve conflicts and empathize with clients.
• Must be able to understand medical terminology.
• Proficient in ECF Filing, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro and Google Earth are pluses.
• No smoking allowed in the workplace or at the work site.

Qualifications:

• Candidate MUST have significant litigation experience prosecuting or defending personal injury cases.
• Ideal candidate has 5-15 years of personal injury litigation experience including trial experience.
• Prior Personal Injury experience in pre-litigation is a bonus but not a requirement.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is a plus

Firm Compensation includes:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Generous 401K with firm matching component and discretionary profit sharing
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Blanket Life Insurance Policy Offered
• 128 hours Paid Time Off policy (3 weeks, 1 day)
• Firm paid holidays (typically 8)
• Living in or near McKinney is a plus

Please submit your resume in PDF format via e-mail. Do not call our office.

This job description does not imply, nor does it create, any type of employment contract between the employee and employer. Rather, this job description is a general summary of common tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing this job's purpose and objectives. All employees of the company are employed at will, are expected to be able to change productivity, and to handle other tasks or perform job duties as assigned by management. This job description may be updated at any time at the sole discretion of the company.

I have received, read and understand the Job Description and acknowledge that I am able to perform the essential functions of this position, with or without a reasonable accommodation.