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Beacon Hill Legal is seeking a paralegal for our client a prominent medium-sized law firm located in downtown Dallas that specializes in the defense of insurance companies and their insureds. We have an exciting opportunity for a paralegal/legal assistant with three to five years of construction defect, and personal injury defense experience.
Responsibilities:
- Develop construction case chronologies (previous construction defect experience is required)
- Schedule depositions, mediations, inspections, and meetings
- Calendar and monitor discovery deadlines, depositions, hearings, and other events (scheduling proficiency is imperative)
- Order, review and summarize depositions, workers’ comp., employment, and medical records (medical background is not necessary but previous experience in the area is preferred)
- Review, analyze and organize document production by opposing parties and co-defendants
- Respond to and subpoena records
- Draft discovery responses, notices, basic motions, orders, and settlement agreements
- Prepare records, assemble exhibits, pleadings, discovery, and trial preparation
- Prepare open records requests
- Attend selected depositions and meetings with clients, witnesses, and other counsel
- State and federal e-filing
- Organization and electronic file management of large, document-intensive cases
- Interact capably with clients and legal professionals
Required Qualifications:
- Associate degree, and/or paralegal certification
- Three to five years construction defect experience
- Scheduling proficiency
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Strong attention to detail
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