Paralegal Jobs

Position Summary

Our Dallas office has an opportunity for an experienced Paralegal to join the firm’s expanding practice. The Paralegal is primarily responsible for document collection, management, review and production, and assisting attorneys with tasks during all phases of litigation, including discovery, motions, hearings, trial, and appeal.

Essential Functions

• Communicates with witnesses and experts.
• Researches law, investigates facts, and independently prepares documents to assist attorneys with matters.
• Assist attorneys with drafting Rule 26 disclosures, discovery requests and responses.
• Request and gather federal and state agency files.
• Review and analyze case documents for production (including privilege review and preparation of privilege logs).
• Prepare timelines, witness lists, and exhibit lists.
• Prepare protective orders.
• Request and summarize third party records (employment and medical).
• Draft and issue subpoenas for records depositions, witness depositions, and attendance at trial.
• Review and code electronic e-mails and case documents in Relativity review platform.
• Coordinates major projects or cases, some of which may involve the work of multiples paralegals.
• Work with clients and vendors to facilitate collection and transfer of electronic case documents and data.
• Assist with analysis of financial data and prepare damages calculations.
• Conduct and summarize background checks.
• Extensive document management, including gathering, indexing, analyzing and producing documents and data in various electronic formats.
• Assist attorneys with documents and data needed for deposition preparation, briefs, mediation, and court hearings.
• Prepare general correspondence and reports.
• Trial preparation and support, including preparation of pretrial filings, coordinating witnesses and preparing exhibits, presenting the case with video clips and exhibits through Trial Director or other software the courtroom, and preparing demonstrative exhibits.
• Enters billing data into Firm system in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Trial experience.
• Experience with time-keeping and billing systems.
• Paralegal certificate / degree from accredited college or university.
• Proficient in all Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Advanced proficiency in Excel preferred.
• Litigation experience in federal and state court.
• 10+ years of paralegal experience, preferably working in a labor/employment litigation practice.
• Labor/Employment law experience preferred.
• Experience with Document Management Systems.
• Experience with Trial Director software.
• Experience with ESI collection and document review (preferably in Relativity).

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Benefits

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including: Paid Time Off, Sick Time, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Teladoc (24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video), Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Firm Overview

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge , is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 11 consecutive years. In 2022, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Employment Law – Management category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 950 attorneys located in 55 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Equal Opportunity Employer.