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ALEJANDRO NIETO, JR.

Houston,TX

Summary

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Paralegal

Duane Morris, LLP
01.2021 - Current
  • Prepare, organize, and file documents and correspondence with the court
  • Conduct legal research
  • Update and maintain docketing and filing as well as internal databases
  • Prepare witness and other materials for case preparation
  • Organize relevant documents for attorney review and case preparation
  • Prepare for depositions, including the preparation of discovery requests; facilitate service of process and coordinating examinations before trial (EBT)
  • Draft pleadings, motions, briefs
  • Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics, etc.)
  • Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
  • Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs and appendices
  • Aid attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery requests
  • Assist between trial teams and internal/external third parties; conducts investigations engage in on-line legal research; develop pleadings; prepare motions and other pertinent legal documents/forms for review by assigned attorney; assist in discovery
  • Accurately and consistently track and record all related billable and non-billable time
  • Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs and appendices
  • Drafting of correspondence, notices, and affidavits
  • Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
  • Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
  • Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
  • Helped attorneys prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
  • Liaised with other paralegals and legal staff to complete common tasks on schedule.
  • Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
  • Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
  • Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
  • Assisted attorneys with reviewing and organizing witness reports.
  • Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
  • Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  • Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings and appeals.
  • Conducted background investigations on defendant.

Operations Team Leader

Law Offices of Sabrina R. Karels
07.2019 - 12.2020
  • Work in Partnership with Office Managing Partner to manage, oversee and support day to day operations of the Texas Staff Legal Office.
  • Supervise office support teams, include legal assistants, paralegal, clerks and coordinate with national managers in areas such as technology support and information governance.
  • Oversee facilities management, including space planning and design, purchasing and inventory control.
  • Collaborate with Human Resources, payroll and benefits to provide local support in recruiting, on boarding and performance management.
  • Provide performance management including coaching, mentoring and assisting with professional development of support staff.
  • Collaborate with the Office Managing Partner on Office and Company initiatives around wellness, resiliency, morale and performance.
  • Onboarding, orientation and training of staff.
  • Off-boarding of terminated staff.

Paralegal

Duane Morris, LLP
01.2017 - 07.2019
  • Managed case files with emphasis on general litigation.
  • Managed production documents, including organization and ordering of transcripts, preparation of chronologies, preparation for depositions, and preparation of trial materials.
  • Assisted in preparation of meetings with clients and experts, depositions, mediations, hearings, and document inspections with experts and prepared attorneys for hearing/trials.
  • Communicated and assisted with clients and case consultants/experts.
  • Arranged meetings, conference calls and inspections.
  • Prepared pleadings and discovery.
  • Review pre-suit documentation and utilize same in drafting answer to all litigation matters.
  • Responsible for the management and coordination of all attorneys' calendar.
  • Prepared filings with State and Federal Courts.
  • Responsible for intake and processing of projects assigned by attorneys, and paralegals including, but not limited to, dictation transcription, scanning and drafting of discovery, preparation of answers to petitions and discovery, troubleshooting software issues, and any and all other word processing functions.
  • Manage and maintain team docket filing system, creation and management of case files and computer directories containing same.
  • Communicated and assisted with all Spanish speaking clients.
  • Responsible for electronically filing and e-service of all documents in both Federal and State courts.
  • Manage and maintain vendor relationships to include payment of all invoices.

Law Office Supervisor

CNA Staff Counsel
11.2002 - 11.2016
  • Responsible for intake and processing of projects assigned by attorneys, and paralegals including, but not limited to, dictation transcription, scanning and drafting of discovery, preparation of answers to petitions and discovery, troubleshooting software issues, and any and all other word processing functions.
  • Prepared monthly and annual reports to provide to managing trial attorney, AVP and VP.
  • Manage and maintain team docket filing system, creation and management of case files and computer directories containing same.
  • Performed general paralegal duties, including drafting pleadings, discovery, correspondence and case management, including preparation of court filings.
  • Responsible for the assisting other nationwide offices with intake of files and processing them through the assigned attorneys.
  • Oversaw workflow.
  • Reviewed and edited prebills of billing attorney on all cases.
  • Manage employee relation issues in office.
  • Communicated and assisted with all Spanish speaking clients.
  • Responsible for electronic filings and e-service of all documents in both Federal and State courts.
  • Managed and maintained vendor relationships to include payment of all invoices.
  • Responsible for training all new personnel on all company systems.
  • Directly supervise personnel in two locations.
  • Coordinate annual performance reviews.
  • Coach and counsel personnel when necessary.

Education

Associates of Science - Paralegal Studies

Seminole Community College
Sanford, Florida
12.2003

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Team Connect
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • EDocket
  • Milana
  • IManage
  • Relativity
  • Seregenti
  • Chrome River
  • Transcription
  • Notary Public
  • Document filing
  • Calendar oversight
  • Legal research skills
  • Case file organization
  • Exhibit preparation
  • File pleadings
  • Proofreading
  • Trial preparation assistance
  • Litigation support
  • Client communication
  • Database research
  • File and records management
  • Document drafting
  • Office administration
  • Calendar management
  • Document preparation
  • Subpoena coordination
  • Administrative support
  • Staff oversight
  • Staff scheduling
  • Inventory and supply oversight
  • Staff training
  • Hiring and terminations
  • Vendor relationships

Certification

Notary Public

Military Service

United States Army, 03/01/90, 05/01/93

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Paralegal

Duane Morris, LLP
01.2021 - Current

Operations Team Leader

Law Offices of Sabrina R. Karels
07.2019 - 12.2020

Paralegal

Duane Morris, LLP
01.2017 - 07.2019

Law Office Supervisor

CNA Staff Counsel
11.2002 - 11.2016

Associates of Science - Paralegal Studies

Seminole Community College

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