Overview
Legal Department- Paralegal Jobs in Houston, TX at Fred Loya Insurance Agency
Title: Legal Department- Paralegal
Company: Fred Loya Insurance Agency
Location: Houston, TX
Brief Description
Paralegal Description: The general duties for this position: To be an active legal team member by providing high-quality professional legal support to in-house counsel in our various offices.
Keep cases organized by establishing and managing files. Maintain and review the attorney(s) calendar, meet deadlines, document actions, input information into the file management systems, and assist with drafting various reports and legal documents related to cases.
Review documents and distribute mail/faxes/emails. Draft legal documents and standard letters, collect and analyze information, schedule depositions, mediations, hearings, and/or conduct electronic filing. Assist with the discovery process of the matter, prepare and review files set for trial. Other duties as assigned by management or as needed.
Requirements
Requirements: Minimum of two years’ experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant is a must.
Knowledge of answering discovery, calendaring trial, and discovery deadlines according to the State’s current Civil Procedure. As well as filing motions-pleadings, proper telephone etiquette, filing, faxing, maintaining and scheduling appointments for attorneys, and assisting in preparing cases for trial. Candidates must be computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Office and web-based systems.
