Senior Personal Injury Trial Paralegal

Overview

Location: Downtown Phoenix, Arizona (3+ days onsite)

Experience

Required:

7+ years

Reports to: Head of Legal Operations

About Our Partner

Our Partner is a boutique, plaintiff-side personal injury firm built for serious litigation. The firm is known for its trial readiness, disciplined case strategy, and tech-forward execution. The litigation department is intentionally structured, well-resourced, and led by seasoned trial attorneys who expect excellence and professionalism at every stage of a case.

The firm does not run chaotic files.

The firm does not tolerate disorganization.

Cases are prepared as if they are going to trial—because many of them do.

Our Partner is seeking a Senior Personal Injury Trial Paralegal with a minimum of 7 years of hands-on trial experience in Arizona courts who can operate at a high level from day one.

• Have recent, proven trial experience (jury or bench) in Arizona
• This role is for a true trial paralegal, not someone “trial-adjacent.”
• Be deeply familiar with Maricopa County and Arizona Superior Court procedures
• Be confident running litigation files independently
• Be calm, precise, and unshakeable under trial pressure
• Take pride in clean files, accurate pleadings, and airtight trial prep
• Experience in Arizona is needed - Additional experience in California, New Mexico, and/or Colorado is preferred

• Provide full lifecycle litigation support from filing through verdict
• Own trial preparation, including:
  Exhibit lists, binders, and electronic trial sets, Witness coordination and subpoenas, Trial calendars, deadlines, and logistics, and Jury instructions, verdict forms, and pretrial filings
• Draft and manage pleadings, discovery, motions, and disclosures
• Coordinate experts, records, demonstratives, and trial vendors
• Manage high-value, complex personal injury cases (MVA, trucking, premises, catastrophic injury, wrongful death)
• Maintain impeccable digital files and court-ready organization
• Work seamlessly with attorneys, legal operations, and litigation leadership
• Use technology to increase speed, accuracy, and accountability—not slow things down

• Minimum 7 years of personal injury trial paralegal experience
• Recent Arizona trial experience is mandatory
• Strong command of Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure and local rules
• Ability to manage deadlines without reminders
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys in an active litigation environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Absolute reliability and ownership mentality

Technology Proficiency (Required): This role requires advanced comfort with technology. You must be able to learn quickly and operate independently within a modern litigation tech stack.

Our core tools include:

• Filevine (primary case management system)
• Eve Legal (AI-assisted drafting and litigation support)
• Domo (case metrics, reporting, and performance dashboards)
• Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint)
• e-Filing systems across AZ, CA, NM, and CO
• Ring Central (communications)
• Litigation support tools for records, discovery, and trial preparation
• Comfort with automation, naming conventions, digital workflows, and data integrity is essential.
• Highly competitive pay, commensurate with experience and trial skill
• Performance-driven environment with leadership visibility
• Stable, well-staffed litigation department with strong operational support
• Respect for expertise, boundaries, and professionalism
• Fully paid employee health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching (up to 4%)
• Paid parental leave
• Generous vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Hybrid work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership