Legal Specialist

Pay: $45.67 - $52.88 per hour

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a growing, entrepreneurial business law firm handling sophisticated litigation, bankruptcy, and transactional matters
• Work directly with experienced attorneys in a high-trust role with significant ownership and visibility
• Enjoy variety across commercial litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, corporate documents, and attorney support
• Take on meaningful responsibility where strong judgment, organization, and initiative are genuinely valued
• Build your career in a collaborative environment that embraces innovation and professional development
• Eligible for overtime as a non-exempt employee during periods requiring additional hours
• Potential to transition to 1 work-from-home day per week after the first 90 days

Location:

Plano, TX — Full-time and on-site for the first 90 days for onboarding and training. After successfully completing the probationary period and with attorney approval, the role may transition to a hybrid schedule with 1 remote day per week.

Note:

Candidates must have 2+ years of experience as a litigation paralegal, litigation legal assistant, or equivalent legal support professional. Commercial or business litigation experience is strongly preferred, while bankruptcy and mixed-practice support experience are valuable advantages.

About Us

We are an entrepreneurial, full-service business law firm serving companies, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors across a broad range of sophisticated legal matters. Our culture combines high professional standards with collaboration, innovation, and a people-first approach. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who want ownership, variety, and meaningful opportunities to advance their careers. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Provide dedicated support to attorneys handling litigation, bankruptcy, and transactional matters
• Manage demanding and frequently changing priorities with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment
• Coordinate attorney calendars, deadlines, filings, meetings, and time-sensitive commitments
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, trustees, and outside parties
• Draft, format, proofread, and finalize pleadings, correspondence, contracts, corporate documents, and other legal materials
• Coordinate document execution, court filings, and service while ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Assist with pleadings, discovery, deposition materials, hearings, and trial exhibits
• Track state and federal court deadlines, rules, and filing requirements
• Coordinate depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial preparation
• Prepare and assemble bankruptcy petitions, schedules, statements of financial affairs, and related documents
• Track bankruptcy deadlines, claims bar dates, and filing requirements
• Coordinate Section 341 meetings, bankruptcy hearings, and related proceedings
• Monitor bankruptcy case dockets using PACER and CM/ECF
• Anticipate attorney needs and independently determine which matters require immediate attention
• Communicate proactively regarding workload, deadlines, priorities, and capacity

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation paralegal, litigation legal assistant, or equivalent legal support experience
• Law firm experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong legal document preparation, formatting, proofreading, and filing skills
• Knowledge of court procedures, legal terminology, and deadline management
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to independently prioritize competing demands
• Professional, polished client and attorney communication skills
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
• Commercial or business litigation experience strongly preferred
• Bankruptcy experience is a plus
• Mixed litigation, bankruptcy, and transactional practice support strongly preferred
• Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or paralegal certificate preferred

Why You Will Love Working Here

This role offers considerably more variety and ownership than a traditional legal support position. You'll become a trusted resource to attorneys across multiple practice areas while developing experience in sophisticated commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and transactional work. We value professionals who anticipate needs, remain composed under pressure, and take pride in producing exceptional work.

JPC-2178

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-have: 2+ years of litigation paralegal, litigation legal assistant, or equivalent legal support experience and strong legal document/court filing skills.

• Required Years as Associate: 3-6

Submission Email: Deb & Jennifer - [email protected];[email protected]

Quick Recruiter Reference

Legal Specialist supporting attorneys across commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and transactional matters. Requires 3+ years of litigation paralegal/legal assistant experience with strong document preparation, filings, deadlines, and attorney support. Plano-based with potential for 1 remote day/week after 90 days.

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• Client job title: Legal Specialist
• Location: Plano, TX
• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site first 90 days; potential hybrid after 90 days, 1 day/week remote
• Experience: 3+
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