Paralegal

About the Firm:

Established in Amarillo, Texas in 1970, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP ("Perdue Brandon") is one of the oldest law firms providing collection services and related legal representation to government entities. Our clients include school districts, cities, counties, hospital districts, appraisal districts and other governmental entities. Perdue Brandon continues to grow and currently has 15 primary offices in Texas and multiple satellite locations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida servicing clients in nine states.

For more information on our Firm, please visit our website at www.pbfcm.com.

About the Opportunity:

We are a Law firm with state-wide practice seeking a full-time LITIGATION PARALEGAL for its Garland office. Candidate must have minimum 4 years litigation experience, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of the civil court system. We represent appraisal districts in their value litigation cases and have a booming docket.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties:

• Prepare/draft pleadings, motions and written discovery in civil litigation.
• Communicate and assist clients and attorneys in preparing responses to written discovery, document production(s), preparing for depositions and trials.
• Review incoming mail/e-mail to calendar events and deadlines.
• Ability to manage a large docket efficiently (manage electronic filing, calendars, litigation deadlines, etc.)
• Perform duties administrative in nature pertaining to cases.
• Prepare cases for trial including exhibit preparation, knowledge of electronic exhibit preparation, ability to prepare a trial notebook and jury charge, etc.
• Other legal and administrative duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A degree ideally in paralegal studies or a paralegal certificate (will consider significant experience in lieu of).
• Solid understanding of the civil court system.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Computer literate with Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outloook, and Clio or similar billing system.
• Strong communication skills.
• Self-starter with a proactive approach to assignments, ability to solve problems with limited supervision, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• High level of efficiency and accuracy.

Preferred Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of litigation experience.
• Experience with a high-volume practice a plus.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, speak and hear. The employee is required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; the employee may be required, on occasion, to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Employee may be required to travel by car.
• Must be able to work 37.50 hours per week, 8:30am - 5:00pm - Monday - Friday.