Senior Litigation Paralegal

08/27/2025 Job ID: 818

Senior Litigation Paralegal

Dallas, TX Direct Hire $100,000 - $120,000 On-Site Legal Recruiter: Melissa Pavlicin

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Join a very well-respected law firm and high-impact team where you’ll own the discovery lifecycle, shape data strategy, and keep complex matters moving. Our client, located in downtown Dallas, is seeking a Sr. Litigation Paralegal with experience supporting either civil, tax, or white-collar cases. You’ll have real autonomy, collaborate directly with attorneys and clients, and build systems that stand up over years of investigations.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end e?discovery: advise on collection strategy, legal holds, culling, review workflows, QC, and production.
  • Partner with clients and vendors to scope collections, set timelines, and manage review teams; provide direction and feedback throughout.
  • Estimate discovery costs, build and track budgets, and negotiate with vendors.
  • Interview clients/custodians to locate data sources and plan/document collections.
  • Build and optimize databases, searches, filters, batching, and review management—well beyond linear review.
  • Create and maintain long-term repositories for government/white-collar matters so data is organized, indexed, and easily retrievable even years later.
  • Drive case momentum: coordinate subpoena responses and discovery; proactively prompt attorneys while exercising sound judgment.
  • Handle court filings and research.
  • Perform research and records pulls: PACER dockets, TLO background searches, Westlaw or Lexis, and retrievals from smaller courts.
  • Build clear trackers and logs in Excel (custodians, productions, privilege logs, deadlines).
  • Heavy Adobe Acrobat work: redactions, Bates labeling, combining/bookmarking, and production QC.
  • Trial logistics and support: set up and manage war rooms; coordinate movers, supplies, workstations; negotiate with hotels; liaise with court coordinators; work with exhibit display vendors.
  • Travel for out-of-town trials as needed. Occasional overtime outside of trial.

Required Skills
  • 8+ years of litigation paralegal experience; advanced e?discovery experience is essential.
  • Strong command of e?discovery best practices, including defensible collection, review management, and production workflows.
  • Strong database expertise in research, organization, and data retrieval.
  • Proven ability to manage document reviews end-to-end: searches, filtering, batching, coding, analytics/QC, and reviewer oversight.
  • Budgeting and vendor management: scoping, cost estimation, and effective negotiation.
  • Experience using research tools and comfort obtaining records from smaller/local courts.
  • Excel and Adobe Acrobat proficiency for case tracking, logs, redactions, labeling and bookmarking.
  • Great communication and judgment skills: assertive, proactive, and able to move matters forward while maintaining professionalism and discretion.
  • A self?starter, flexible under shifting priorities, comfortable working both independently and on small teams; adheres to proven processes while exercising autonomy.
  • Willingness and ability to travel for extended trials when required; comfortable coordinating trial operations end-to-end.
  • Bachelor’s degree or ABA?approved Paralegal Certificate is required.
  • E?discovery certification (e.g., ACEDS) or willingness to complete ACEDS and maintain certification with CLE.

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