Consilio's direct hire division is seeking a Litigation Paralegal for an AmLaw100 Firm in Houston, TX

• Hybrid 3/2
• Salary: $80,000 -$125,000 (DOE)
• This would be the only paralegal in the Houston office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains and organizes litigation drive to ensure case documents are easily and promptly accessible to all team members.
• Coordinates, reviews and maintains project status tracking charts for matters, including any tasks and deliverable requirements.
• Assists in all phases of discovery, including fact gathering and analysis of documents, document productions, and preparing for depositions and witness interviews.
• Conducts factual research to support attorney projects.
• Performs cite checking and proofreading.
• Coordinates court and agency filings.
• Communicates with clients, witnesses, and other outside parties as requested or approved by attorneys.
• Assists attorneys with preparing legal documents, including pleadings, motions, and subpoenas.
• Assists with trial preparation, including maintenance of case calendars, case files, and trial notebooks.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in performing traditional, litigation paralegal functions.
• Experience in energy litigation desirable.
• Experience preparing for and/or attending trial is strongly preferred.
• Ability to perform quality control analysis and report issues with data.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment with attorneys, other staff members and external entities.
• Ability to be a proactive self-starter who understands the details within a much larger context.
• Demonstrates extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent client service skills and ability to work on multiple matters simultaneously in an organized manner and under minimal supervision.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite applications including Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Experience with e-discovery platforms (Relativity, Opus2).
• Flexibility/availability to work overtime as needed.