Paralegal – Oil & Gas Litigation 68707
R.L. Barclay & Associates
Fort Worth, TX
Our client, a growing Fort Worth area law firm, has a great opportunity available for an experienced Oil & Gas Litigation Paralegal to join their team. This role requires a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced litigation environment and demonstrates a strong commitment to client service. The paralegal will work closely with attorneys and legal staff and will have significant responsibility and visibility across active matters. Overtime may be required to meet firm, client and court deadlines.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Perform electronic court filings for state and federal district and appellate courts for state, federal and appellate courts.
- Docket and calendar the Practice group’s cases, monitor and track deadlines, court dates, and other critical events.
- Establish, organize, and maintain pleadings, attorney hearing notebooks, exhibit notebooks, document indexes, and lists.
- Review, and process various legal documents such as pleadings, court orders, and other related materials.
- Prepare Table of Contents, Table of Authorities and Appendices for pleadings.
- Assist bankruptcy team with various administrative tasks as needed.
- Liaise with attorneys, paralegals, legal staff, and Court personnel to obtain necessary information and provide updates on case statuses.
- Ensure compliance with legal procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain accurate and organized records of all legal documents.
Requirements:
- Flexibility and willingness to work overtime as required by case demands.
- Strong time management and project management skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, service-oriented litigation environment.
- Strong interpersonal and client service skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and exercise sound judgment
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Paralegal certification preferred (BLS certification a plus).
- Prior litigation experience, preferably in oil & gas litigation matters.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist movements.
- Ability to crouch, kneel, stand, walk, stoop, push, pull, and lift as necessary.
- Ability to sit for extended periods.
- Ability to communicate clearly and accurately.
- Ability to hear and understand detailed verbal instructions.
Please reference job ID #68707.
About R.L. Barclay & Associates
Founded in 2012, R.L. Barclay & Associates has earned a strong reputation in the recruiting industry by consistently placing top-tier talent across a broad range of disciplines. Our areas of expertise include Legal, Mortgage, Banking, Sales, Marketing, Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources, Administrative, Oil & Gas, and Engineering.
R.L. Barclay & Associates has successfully placed hundreds of experienced professionals in law firms and corporations throughout Texas, as well as in multiple states nationwide. To learn more about our company and the current openings in our network, please visit www.rlbarclay.com.