CAROLYN R. BUTTON
Queen Creek,Arizona
Summary
Senior Corporate Paralegal with broad experience in corporate governance, compliance filings, contract management, litigation support, and legal research. Supports attorneys, finance teams, and international personnel with timely filings, litigation holds, document preparation, and organized case and contract records. Trusted for careful judgment, confidentiality, and dependable coordination across multiple jurisdictions.
Overview
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Certification
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Corporate Paralegal
Isagenix International, LLC
Gilbert, Arizona
02.2024 - Current
- Corporate Paralegal for global wellbeing company operating in 22 international key markets. Managed corporate reporting and governance requirements for the privately held company and its international subsidiaries, handled all company contracts, and addressed legal matters for the legal team.
- Maintained corporate reporting calendar, ensuring timely compliance with legal requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Manage the Company's corporate and legal database information system together with the related physical files, including the update and maintenance of central electronic and original filing. Including the contract management system, Cobblestone and legal firm's billing platform Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker.
- Assist legal team with litigation matters, including preparing litigation hold notices and managing litigation holds, garnishments and responses to subpoenas
- Draft legal letters, contracts, agreements, and other legal documents for legal team
- Communicate with and assist company personnel in international markets
- Prepare, obtain, and distribute notarizations, apostilles, legalized documents, certified copies, and corporate filings.
- Maintain and file annual reports and other compliance filings in Arizona, California, Utah and Delaware, as well as internationally with Companies House. Assist with audit requests for international entities to ensure timely filing of annual accounts for all companies' compliance and good standing. Assist finance department with KYC requests, CRS and FATCA reporting
- Managed and tracked legal projects from inception to completion, facilitating effective collaboration and adherence to deadlines.
- Generate multiple legal reports from Thomas Reuters legal tracker and report monthly to local and international accounting department for projecting monthly and yearly accrued legal fees.
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Counxel Legal Firm
Mesa, Arizona
10.2021 - 02.2024
- Senior litigation paralegal supporting five attorneys with employment law, contract disputes, business/partnership disputes, merger acquisitions and commercial litigation. Track and bill hours exceeding the firm's billable requirement.
- File and manage new cases and all supportive pleadings in Federal Court and State Court in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Draft pleadings, motions and appellate filings.
- Prepared cases for trial, organized courtroom electronics, demonstratives, trial documents, witness and expert testimony, exhibit submissions, and trial notebooks.
- Trained new attorneys and staff on legal and administrative procedures, managed case communications with opposing attorneys and court, and updated managing attorney on file status and litigation plan.
- Manage firm docket for all case files, all attorneys and paralegals to ensure compliance with all Federal, State and Administrative Court rules.
- Conducted legal research, investigations, and initial case assessments for managing attorney, assisting with case litigation plan development.
- Work one on one with clients to update them on the legal proceedings, explain and answer their questions and address any concerns client may face through the litigation process.
- File and manage new charges/complaints filed at the administrative level of agencies US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Attorney General and Registrar of Contractors.
Paralegal
Davis Miles, McGuire Gardner
Tempe, Arizona
03.2019 - 10.2021
- Paralegal for established Plaintiffs personal injury firm handling pre-litigation and litigated matters in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, premise liability and mass tort. Manage heavy case load of cases in pre-litigation and litigation resulting from personal injury, premise liability, medical malpractice and tort law claims.
- Drafted pleadings, motions, and appellate documents, and filed them electronically in state and federal court.
- Conducted pre-claim investigations, legal research, and initial case assessments while managing calendars for hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, and overseeing logistics.
- Identified and researched experts needed for each case, retained them, served as point of contact, and prepared expert opinions for claims.
Litigation Paralegal
Goldberg & Osborne LLP
Mesa, Arizona
11.2017 - 03.2019
- Litigation Paralegal for Plaintiffs' personal injury firm. Managed and filed all active litigation cases, overseeing conservatorships for minor settlements. Independently manage all details involved in trial preparation, trial execution and post-trial work.
- Organized exhibits, documents, and evidence for trial; transported and set up materials in courtroom, prepared and issued subpoenas, assisted in witness preparation, researched and evaluated prospective jurors, and served as liaison among clients, witnesses, experts, and trial team to ensure effective case presentation.
- Scheduled and managed mediation and settlement conferences with mediators and clients, prepared mediation/settlement memorandums and exhibits, and tracked case costs for final accounting.
- Docketed upcoming deadlines and court rules while managing the attorneys' calendar for trials, court appearances, and depositions.
- Conducted early meet and confer with Defense counsel and drafted Joint Report and Scheduling Order for case management and timeline.
Legal Analyst
Layfield & Barrett APC
Scottsdale, Arizona
04.2016 - 10.2017
- Review and assess litigation cases to identify case strategy and summarize for counsel. Prepare and serve discovery requests, subpoena duces tecum and other special discovery. Work with Defense Attorneys to set depositions of witnesses, experts and defendants. Work with medical vendors to assist in preparation of trial illustrations.
- Managed attorneys' calendar for trials, court appearances, and depositions while docketing upcoming deadlines and court rules. Interviewed clients for case facts and assisted in responding to complex discovery requests. Served as point of contact for case information for clients, vendors, attorneys, and defense firms.
- Interview clients for case facts and assistance with answering complex discovery requests. Served as primary contact for case-related information among clients, vendors, and attorneys. for case information for clients, vendors, attorneys and defense firms.
- Trained out-of-state staff on Arizona rules of civil procedure, discovery, and disclosure regulations while assisting in drafting and responding to discovery and legal pleadings in personal injury and medical malpractice. Educated staff on docketing deadlines and electronic filing procedures.
- Researched and mapped cases to establish precedents, aiding lawyers in strategizing and approaching case decisions.
Administrator/Paralegal
Thompson Law Firm, LLC
Chandler, Arizona
01.2015 - 04.2016
- Administered plaintiffs personal injury firm, managing pre-litigation and litigation case files from intake to settlement. Gathered and assimilated medical records, drafted and submitted demand packages, handled subrogation with health insurance companies, and negotiated liens and settlements. Conducted intake and screening of potential cases.
- Research, prepare and negotiate demands to reach settlement, prepare, issue and finalize all client settlement checks, conduct settlement meetings with clients. Draft litigation pleadings and conservatorship documents, meet with clients and assist in setting up restricted accounts. Manage litigation calendar and active cases in litigation.
- Managed and interviewed current and potential office staff. Developed and implemented procedures and operations policies for office staff and attorneys. Supported legal assistant staff with workload management.
Litigation Paralegal
Doyle Raizner LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
09.2012 - 12.2014
- Paralegal for plaintiffs insurance bad faith, workers compensation and personal injury claims. Managed a heavy case load covering all aspects of the litigation lifecycle from inception through appeal.
- Drafted legal documents including pleadings, interrogatories, requests for production, and subpoenas, ensuring compliance with court requirements and supporting case strategy.
- Assisted with trial preparation by managing exhibits, maintaining expert reports and binders, and coordinating communication with experts and witnesses to streamline trial process.
- Acted as liaison between clients, opposing counsel, vendors, and witnesses to facilitate clear communication and case coordination.
- Electronic filing in both State and Federal court of all pleadings and case related documents.
- Review, organize, redact and produce medical records and other discoverable documents.
Legal Assistant/Office Manager
Dean J. Werner Attorney
Mesa, Arizona
08.2005 - 05.2011
- Legal Assistant/Office Manager for family law, probate and estate planning with a broad range of responsibilities that include the timely preparation of cases from discovery to trial phase. Draft and prepare memos and all office and attorney correspondence. Electronic preparation and filing of many documents including all bankruptcy petitions and supporting documents.
- Coordinated office functions, managing court calendars, preparing and interpreting legal pleadings, drafting appellate briefs, maintaining complex dockets and files, and overseeing billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and tax reports.
- Facilitated communication among attorneys, clients, healthcare providers, creditors, law firms, government agencies, and courts, preparing case files for attorneys and scheduling appointments, court hearings, and meetings.
- Drafted legal documents, including motions, disclosure statements, interrogatories, subpoenas, and responses to all discovery requests from Defense..
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology/Criminal Justice
Norwich University
Northfield, Vermont01-1993
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology/Criminal Justice
Johnson State College
Johnson, VermontSkills
- Corporate compliance
- Compliance documentation
- Corporate governance
- Legal research
- Contract management
- Antitrust regulations insight
- Securities regulation proficiency
- Due diligence performance
- Trademark registration proficiency
- Legal writing
- Mergers and acquisitions experience
- Insurance law expertise
- Regulatory compliance
- Litigation support
- Employment law awareness
- Document review efficiency
- Intellectual property management
Personal Information
Title: Experienced Senior Managing Paralegal
Certification
- Notary Public
Timeline
Senior Corporate Paralegal
Isagenix International, LLC
02.2024 - Current
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Counxel Legal Firm
10.2021 - 02.2024
Paralegal
Davis Miles, McGuire Gardner
03.2019 - 10.2021
Litigation Paralegal
Goldberg & Osborne LLP
11.2017 - 03.2019
Legal Analyst
Layfield & Barrett APC
04.2016 - 10.2017
Administrator/Paralegal
Thompson Law Firm, LLC
01.2015 - 04.2016
Litigation Paralegal
Doyle Raizner LLP
09.2012 - 12.2014
Legal Assistant/Office Manager
Dean J. Werner Attorney
08.2005 - 05.2011
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology/Criminal Justice
Norwich University
Some College (No Degree) - Psychology/Criminal Justice
Johnson State College