Litigation Paralegal / Associate Paralegal

Description

Union Pacific, a Fortune 150 company, has an open position for a Paralegal in Spring, Texas. The Spring office has a team of attorneys and paralegals who defend and try personal injury litigation filed in the state of Texas. The Law office is in Spring, Texas.

This paralegal position supports the Personal Injury Litigation team with a focus on FELA and thrid party, working closely with in-house and outside counsel. The paralegal is responsible for a heavy litigated caseload and drafting pleadings and discovery responses to reduce outside counsel spend. The Paralegal is also responsible for identifying and gathering documents responsible to discovery, preparing legal documents and correspondence, assisting in interviewing witnesses, maintaining electronic files and calendaring litigation deadlines, witness interviews and depositions among others. This position is assigned to the Personal Injury Litigation Team within Union Pacific's Law Department.

Union Pacific has a 50% work from home policy. Benefits include a robust 401K matching plan, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), health, vision, and dental coverage, life and disability insurance, wellness programs, adoption/surrogacy assistance, childcare/support services, parental leave, tuition reimbursement and many other valuable benefits. The long list of benefits can be found under the Benefits section on up.jobs (https://up.jobs/why/benefits/management/index.htm).

Provide substantive case management and advanced paralegal support for litigated matters impacting Union Pacific Railroad.

Internal Only Comments

Accountabilities

• Perform legal and non-legal research to assist attorneys in establishing UPRR's position and formulation of strategy
• Assist in-house and retained counsel in all aspects of litigation management from inception to conclusion, including matter intake, internal and external communication, pleading preparation and review, discovery management, preparing for and attending trial, settlement and other case management obligations
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach to identifying and resolving issues
• Perform research pertaining to a range of legal and factual issues
• Attend mediation and assist with negotiating a case to settlement
• Assist in meet and confer process and draft case specific discovery to plaintiffs and other parties
• Desire and ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Investigate and respond to administrative complaints
• Draft pleadings, motions and appellate documents and file them with the court
• Excellent attention to detail
• Assist in interviewing witnesses and deposition preparation
• Conduct pre-claim investigations and initial case assessments, collect and review records, and create tools to assist with case analyses
• Assist in pre-trial and trial preparation. Assist attorneys during trial as required

Qualifications

Qualifications Required

• A Bachelor of Arts degree in paralegal studies, or other bachelor's degree in conjunction with paralegal certificate. Will consider equivalent work experience.
• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Proficient computer skills and experience with legal support technology
• Excellent customer service skills, time management, project management, and follow-up
• Proficient Microsoft Suite skills with a personal injury litigation focus (law firm or corporate law department)

Preferred

• 5 or more years experience as a Paralegal

Department

Company

Physical Requirements

Work Conditions

• Benefit information can be found under the Benefits section on up.jobs (https://up.jobs/why/benefits/index.htm)

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On a post-offer basis, Union Pacific and or its subsidiaries will conduct an investigation into newly hired or transferred employees regarding their past employment, state and federal criminal history, military history, driving history, education, professional license or certification verification if job-related, Social Security number, prior drug history, and other job-related information. Individuals must pass a background investigation for employment. Please click here to review Union Pacific's policy regarding background investigations.

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Employment with Union Pacific is contingent upon the successful completion of a health examination for newly hired or transferred employees which may include a drug screen, a color vision exam, and a fitness-for-duty assessment to ensure that candidates can safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. In addition, the company conducts for-cause, post-accident, and random drug and alcohol testing of its employees.

COVID-19: Union Pacific complies with its federal contractor obligations concerning the spread of COVID-19; however, the vaccination mandate is currently stayed. Union Pacific will update our employees and applicants of any changes to these obligations as warranted.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation: Union Pacific supports diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer here . Union Pacific is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce where equal employment opportunities are available without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, religion, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, or genetic information. Union Pacific strictly prohibits any discrimination or harassment based on protected status. Union Pacific is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment of individuals with disabilities. To request a disability accommodation in the application process, please use this link here to submit a request.

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