Paralegal - Insurance Defense

Profile

The Austin office of Walters Balido & Crain has an opening for an experienced paralegal. Applicants should have 3 plus years’ experience in high volume civil litigation with a concentration in the area of insurance defense. Experience in construction defect is a plus.  Bi-lingual (Spanish) candidates encourged to apply.

Qualifications

• 3+ years defense litigation paralegal experience



• Experience in Construction Defect, Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Transportation a PLUS!



• Experience with preparing records, assembling exhibits, pleadings, discovery, and trial preparation



• Experience drafting and responding to standard discovery demands (interrogatories, requests to produce documents, etc.)



• Strong computer skills: proficiency in MS Office Suite and document management systems, ability to quickly learn proprietary software systems and databases



• Professional, clear and effective communication both written and verbal a must



• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail



• Must be able to multitask and successfully manage a variety of demands



• Team player and ability to work with personnel within a specific practice group and the firm as a whole

• Work closely with an experienced senior paralegal

• Ability to integrate quickly into a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. RFD Responses & Supplemental Responses (producing medical records)

2. Expert Designations

3. Gathering & Producing Expert Files

4. RFA Responses

5. Medical Chronologies

6. Preparing Notebooks

7. Sending Courtesy Copies of Court Filings to Judge Prior to Hearings

8. Preparing Initial Discovery Requests

9. Discovery Deadlines (making sure we are properly supplemented)

10. Preparing Pre-Trial Documents (exhibit list, witness list, motion in limine, proposed jury charge, etc.) (for non CD cases)

11. Trial Prep

12. Background Checks

13. Social Media Searches

14. Counter-Affidavits

15. Expert Packets

16. Preparing Notebooks

17. Records Orders

18. Motions to Quash DWQs

19. Anything the attorneys request

Company info

Walters, Balido & Crain LLP