Senior Intellectual Property Litigation Paralegal
Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting · Dallas, TX · 4 days ago
LegalFull-time
Responsibilities
- Manage litigation dockets and case calendars from inception through resolution, including calculating and tracking court deadlines.
- Organize, maintain, and update electronic case files in accordance with established protocols.
- Prepare, coordinate, file, and serve legal documents in federal and state courts.
- Draft routine legal filings, including notices, appearances, and procedural documents.
- Review legal and factual citations for accuracy and proper formatting using Bluebook and legal research platforms.
- Collapse coordination with attorneys, local counsel, clients, court personnel, experts, consultants, vendors, and opposing counsel.
- Manage all phases of document production, including collection, organization, review, privilege logs, and production of hard copy, native, and electronic documents.
- Collaborate with litigation support vendors to develop and maintain e-discovery databases.
- Collapse coordinate all aspects of depositions, including scheduling court reporters, videographers, interpreters, conference facilities, and virtual meeting platforms.
- Prepare trial exhibits, hearing binders, witness materials, and pretrial disclosures.
- Organize and manage deposition, hearing, and trial transcripts.
- Provide on-site support during hearings, trials, and pretrial proceedings.
- Supervise and provide guidance to junior support staff as needed.
Qualifications
- Required: Associate's degree (Bachelor's degree preferred).
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a case-responsible litigation paralegal supporting complex intellectual property litigation.
- Experience managing large-scale e-discovery projects and litigation databases.
- Availability to work overtime, including evenings, weekends, and holidays when necessary.
- Willingness to travel extensively on short notice, including overnight travel.