Senior Trial Paralegal

Join a highly respected, long-established Houston law firm with a strong legacy and a reputation for delivering exceptional legal services across Texas, the U.S., and beyond. This firm supports sophisticated matters across complex practice areas including commercial litigation, probate/fiduciary disputes, employment, energy, real estate, and other high-stakes civil litigation. This is a high-impact opportunity for a seasoned Trial Paralegal who thrives in fast-paced trial environments and can manage cases from start to finish while supporting multiple attorneys.

If you enjoy being in the action, love trial prep, and take pride in keeping teams organized, prepared, and ahead of deadlines?this role is for you.

Houston, TX | In-Office (Monday-Friday)
Salary: $95,000 - $110,000 (may exceed for an exceptional candidate)
Schedule: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (overtime required during trial prep and trial attendance)
Billable Hours Goal: 1,500 hours annually

Case and Document Management

• Support attorneys managing complex litigation matters from inception through trial and appeal
• Maintain and organize pleadings, correspondence, productions, and internal case files within the DMS and shared drives
• Create and maintain case status reports, discovery trackers, and privilege logs
• Perform large-scale case organization, including indexing/linking documents for trial and hearings

E-Discovery and Litigation Support

• Coordinate all phases of e-discovery (collection, processing, review, and production)
• Manage review databases and conduct quality control (deduplication, metadata verification, privilege workflows)
• Execute productions including Bates numbering, red actions, TIFF/PDF conversion, and load file generation
• Liaise with vendors, IT, co-counsel, and opposing counsel regarding production specifications and delivery requirements
• Troubleshoot file format issues and ensure productions meet court/client requirements

Trial Preparation and Trial Support

• Prepare deposition exhibits, witness binders, and trial notebooks (electronic and hard copy)
• Compile, label, track, and manage trial exhibits and exhibit lists
• Maintain trial presentation databases (Trial Director, Trial Pad, or similar tools)
• Coordinate courtroom logistics including equipment setup and technical testing
• Attend trial as needed to support real-time document presentation, exhibit management, and daily trial updates

Additional Litigation Support

• Assist with subpoenas, discovery requests, and discovery responses
• Support docketing and calendaring of deadlines and hearings
• Partner closely with attorneys, litigation support, and IT to maintain smooth case workflow.

• Bachelor degree strongly preferred
• Minimum 10+ years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Windows 11, and PDF editing (Adobe Acrobat, Foxit, etc.)
• Experience with case management software (Clio, Filevine, or similar)
• Experience with document management software (iManage strongly preferred or comparable DMS)
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to anticipate needs and stay proactive
• Ability to work in-office Monday–Friday and support overtime during trial prep/trials

• Complex litigation experience (commercial, probate/fiduciary, employment, or similar) in state and federal courts
• Advanced experience with eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity, DISCO, Reveal, Logikcull, or Everlaw
• Lead trial paralegal experience supporting multi-day trials or arbitrations
• Strong cite-checking and Bluebook skills
• Familiarity with EDRM and best practices for handling confidential/proprietary data

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 136543 when responding to this ad.