McLaurin Law LLC
Commercial Insurance Paralegal
McLaurin Law LLC, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Overview:
Paralegals perform substantive billable or productive legal work under the direction of one or more attorneys in the office. A Paralegal's primary goal is to support our legal team with legal research, drafting demands, memos, discovery requests and responses, overviews, motions, and orders, and preparing for hearings and trials.
Reporting Relationship:
Paralegals perform their duties under the direction of one or more attorneys to whom they may be assigned. Paralegals' employment relationship with the Firm is managed by the Firm Administrator.
Authority:
Paralegals are prohibited by the ABA's rules of Professional Conduct and State Bar Association rules from practicing law. All work done by Paralegals must be in support of and under the direct supervision of an attorney. In dealing with clients, Paralegals must be careful not to inadvertently slip into the unlawful practice of law. This would include answering client questions about what will happen in their case or recommending that a client undertake a certain course of action during their case.
The Paralegal is a non-exempt position.
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Responsibilities: **
Organizing files
Docketing (scheduling) events
Filling out legal forms and assisting clients with filling out forms
Drafting demand letters
Drafting letters and simple court documents for attorney review
Writing reports and legal documents for attorney review
Thorough legal research into new and novel issues, verifying case law, and reviewing legislation
Medical records summaries and chronologies
Updating Master Case Spreadsheets contemporaneously
Preparing discovery and responses to discovery demands
Meeting with clients to review discovery responses
Communicating with clients with updates and gathering information
Helping attorneys prepare cases for hearings
Assisting lawyers in the courtroom
Paralegals perform substantive billable or productive legal work under the direction of one or more attorneys in the office. A Paralegal's primary goal is to support our legal team with legal research, drafting demands, memos, discovery requests and responses, overviews, motions, and orders, and preparing for hearings and trials.
Reporting Relationship:
Paralegals perform their duties under the direction of one or more attorneys to whom they may be assigned. Paralegals' employment relationship with the Firm is managed by the Firm Administrator.
Authority:
Paralegals are prohibited by the ABA's rules of Professional Conduct and State Bar Association rules from practicing law. All work done by Paralegals must be in support of and under the direct supervision of an attorney. In dealing with clients, Paralegals must be careful not to inadvertently slip into the unlawful practice of law. This would include answering client questions about what will happen in their case or recommending that a client undertake a certain course of action during their case.
The Paralegal is a non-exempt position.
**
Responsibilities: **
Organizing files
Docketing (scheduling) events
Filling out legal forms and assisting clients with filling out forms
Drafting demand letters
Drafting letters and simple court documents for attorney review
Writing reports and legal documents for attorney review
Thorough legal research into new and novel issues, verifying case law, and reviewing legislation
Medical records summaries and chronologies
Updating Master Case Spreadsheets contemporaneously
Preparing discovery and responses to discovery demands
Meeting with clients to review discovery responses
Communicating with clients with updates and gathering information
Helping attorneys prepare cases for hearings
Assisting lawyers in the courtroom