Paralegal
Westlake · Houston, TX · 5 days ago
LegalFull-time
SUMMARY
Serves as a key member of the legal team, primarily supporting litigation matters and legal operations projects.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Aid in-house attorneys in managing company litigation, including maintaining the litigation docket, issuing and tracking document preservation notices, and organizing and producing documents in connection with e-discovery.
- Maintain and organize electronic and physical litigation documents. Assist with preparation and filing of court submissions. Prepare and maintain engagement letters with outside counsel.
- Assist with settlements and periodic accruals.
- Support in-house attorneys and other corporate functions (e.g., finance, credit, accounts payable) with general corporate assistance.
- Assist with various projects, including legal research, investigations, audit requests, intellectual property, invoices, and M&A.
- Provide general office assistance with correspondence, expense reports, travel bookings, organizing meetings, etc.
- Support the company's goal of continuous improvement by reviewing area of responsibility for improvement opportunities.
- Work as a team member in the department, assisting and providing backup for other members of the department as needed.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- High school Diploma and paralegal certification required. Additional college or business school preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with lawyers, preferably in major law firm and/or in a corporation. Experience handling complex litigation and e-discovery is strongly preferred.
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint, and Adobe Acrobat, including ability to create pivot tables, charts, presentations, and use other advanced features of these software tools.
- Must be proficient in e-discovery software.
- Must have knowledge of Practical Law Connect and Westlaw.
- Experience with matter management (e.g., Serengeti/Legal Tracker), entity management system (e.g., hCue), and similar systems is strongly preferred.