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Summary
Accomplished Sr. Paralegal with demonstrated ability to deliver unparalleled mission-critical results with authority and advanced technical
skill.
- Ability to use an unparalleled consultative approach to leadership within the legal environment while implementing best business practices for the firm and their clients.
- Adept at developing and maintaining processes that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives.
- Highly focused and results-oriented in support of various discovery matters, including complex, deadline-driven operations; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Paralegal In House
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
Des Moines, IA
07.2013 - 04.2015
- Strengthened company's business by implementing best legal and litigation practices within the corporation, outside counsel and client's business practices through individualized strategic solutions.
- Administered all internal and external document management systems; trained personnel on all systems.
- Drafted action plans and led meetings with C-level executives to review internal processes and proposed changes.
- Prepared presentations for Board of Director meetings; coordinated and directed project meetings and prepared materials.
- Draft client contracts; NDA's, statements of work, and any other necessary documents for business engagements.
- Managed, monitored costs, timescales, team progress and enforced deadlines within inside and outside counsel for various litigation matters and projects; oversaw case matters in accordance with budget requirements.
- Served as the single point of contact for project scheduling and changes.
- Maintained corporate compliance with company and legal requirements.
- Worked closely with inside and outside counsel to execute proof of concept implementations to validate product feasibility.
- Assisted outside counsel and clients on administering document review databases for various projects. Defined project deliverables and monitored status of tasks and related deadlines.
Sr. Litigation Paralegal/Case Manager
Quinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers
City, STATE
06.2006 - 04.2012
- Case manager for large complex litigation matters including, but not limited to, intellectual property, construction defect, class action, securities, insurance defense and subrogation, corporate and business transactional, anti-trust, white collar crime, merger and acquisitions matters.
- Created and administered document management databases
- Managed all aspects of e-discovery from forensic collections to production including, but not limited to, preparing client cost savings analysis for best e-discovery business practices.
- Created detailed spreadsheet for damage calculations and litigation purposes.
- Oversaw document review team and prepared privilege logs.
- Lead trial coordinator for various complex matters, oversaw and managed trial team, including but not limited to, creating trial notebooks, identifying and organizing exhibits, coordinating witness schedules, maintaining trial calendars and communicating effectively with opposing counsel and courtroom staff.
- Prepared demonstrative evidence and presentations.
- Acted as liaison between firm and client for a majority of all discovery purposes.
- Cite checked and proofread legal documents, organized exhibits and created document indices for motions.
- Prepared search terms for all electronic discovery cull-downs.
- Created detailed spreadsheets for damage calculations and litigation purposes.
- Drafted written discovery, subpoenas and motions to compel with separate statements.
- Deposition and witness preparation, including but not limited to, binder preparation and drafting document and factual timelines; reviewed and prepared extensive deposition summaries and outlines; attended depositions to assist with exhibits and timelines.
- Reviewed client billing and properly allocated complex billing matters for clients.
Sr. Litigation Paralegal
Payne & Fears, LLP
City, STATE
10.2004 - 06.2006
- Senior Paralegal/Case Manager for all complex litigation matters in the Los Angeles office.
- Created and administered document management databases, including preparing and manipulating load files for all support applications.
- Maintained frequent vendor contact related to outsourcing needs.
- Managed and planned for intake of electronic files and data discovery.
- Managed and coordinated the automation of all internal case files.
- Coordinated, maintained and attended to voluminous document productions, document review and privilege logs.
- Cite checked and proofread legal documents.
- Conducted legal and internet research.
- Created detailed spreadsheets for damage calculations.
- Drafted written discovery, subpoenas and motions to compel with separate statements.
- Deposition and witness preparation including but not limited to binder preparation and drafting document and factual timelines; reviewed and prepared extensive deposition summaries and outlines; attend depositions.
- Trial preparation and attendance.
- Maintained all trial and appellate calendars.
- Prepared cost savings analysis for clients explaining various litigation support solutions--ultimately educating clients of cost savings solutions to streamline their multiple litigation matters and needs.
- Educated and provided firm with automated litigation support solutions for complex litigation matters and maintained frequent vendor contact to ensure best business practices and pricing for clients.
- Provided training to firm end users and clients on litigation support software.
Sr. Paralegal - Discovery
Phillips, Lerner & Lauzon, LLP
City, STATE
07.2003 - 07.2004
- Conducted client interviews and worked closely with clients to ascertain case facts and strategic solutions to case matters.
- Coordinated, maintained and attended to document productions and all related discovery matters.
- Drafted written discovery, subpoenas, motions to compel and separate statements.
- Drafted preliminary declarations of disclosures, income and expense declarations; orders to show cause motions and supporting declarations.
- Drafted deposition outlines and prepared related witness and deposition binders.
- Conducted legal research and cite checking.
- Drafted all pretrial documentation and prepared trial binders and other related trial necessities.
Litigation Consultant
United Litigation Resources
City, STATE
05.2002 - 07.2006
- Oversaw various litigation matters for Fortune 500 companies to ensure best business practices were being followed through their outside counsel with budgets ranging from $10M - $25M.
- Prepared costs projections of anticipated litigation with high-volume document productions.
- Consulted with corporate clients about specific needs for e-discovery support solutions, document management databases, costs and overall international budgeting and streamlining of multiple litigation matters through outside counsel.
- Prepared annual reports for inside and outside counsels showing money spent on litigation, litigation support and overall cost savings to be brought through automated support solutions.
- Created and advised on structure and methodologies for litigation and related document management practices.
- Maintained frequent contact with corporate clients and outside counsel to ensure best business practices were being followed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Pepperdine University
1995
ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate -
American College
1994
Associate of Arts - Business
Glendale Community College
1993
Skills
- Complex Case Management
- e-Discovery Procedures
- Deposition Preparation
- Demonstrative Evidence Preparation
- Exceptional People Skills
- Database Management
- Trial Preparation
- Advanced Technical Skill
- Discovery & Motion Practice
- Doc Review & Productions
- Organizational Expert
Timeline
Sr. Paralegal In House
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
07.2013 - 04.2015
Sr. Litigation Paralegal/Case Manager
Quinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers
06.2006 - 04.2012
Sr. Litigation Paralegal
Payne & Fears, LLP
10.2004 - 06.2006
Sr. Paralegal - Discovery
Phillips, Lerner & Lauzon, LLP
07.2003 - 07.2004
Litigation Consultant
United Litigation Resources
05.2002 - 07.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Pepperdine University
ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate -
American College
Associate of Arts - Business
Glendale Community College