CHRISTINE L. DEMJAN
Pittsburgh,USA
Summary
A seasoned and accomplished paralegal with over 20 years of legal experience. Adept at collaborating with a diverse range of legal and government personnel. Exhibits strong interpersonal skills when collaborating with various departments. Extensive expertise in litigation, management and supervision of all phases of discovery, e-discovery document workflow.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal and Contract Administrator
Management Science Assoc Inc
05.2019 - Current
- Supporting a diverse workforce across more than eight distinct lines of business. Able to manage all aspects of contract and workflow for both new and existing clients in each department. Cultivated strong relationships by becoming deeply familiar with contract details and matter management databases, allowing me to effectively monitor, track, and modify contracts and related documentation. My role requires frequent communication with upper management, as well as ongoing collaboration with outside counsel to obtain legal guidance and expert opinions.
Records management manager and document control specialists
St. Clair Hospital
05.2018 - 05.2019
Teacher’s assistant, Part-time
St Simon and Jude Preschool
01.2016 - 05.2018
Paralegal, temporary legal assignments
Special Counsel Temp Agency
12.2014 - 12.2015
Paralegal, Employment/Litigation
Dick’s Sporting Goods
10.2013 - 11.2014
- Primarily responsible for overseeing, supervising, and executing all phases of discovery, e-discovery, and document collection for either employment or litigation matters. This includes responding to third-party and government requests and inquiries. Maintained strong working relationships with in-house counsel, HR personnel, and outside counsel. Served as team lead, managing and supervising the company’s legal hold system. Worked closely with IT and internal counsel on email coordination, server transitions, and records-retention matters.
Senior Paralegal, Litigation
PNC Financial Services
01.2003 - 10.2013
- Primarily responsible for overseeing, supervising, and executing all phases of discovery and e-discovery in litigation and broker/dealer compliance matters. This included serving as team lead and managing responses to bank subpoenas, as well as FINRA, SEC, OCC, and other government-related requests and inquiries. Managed and supervised the coordination and review of all internal investigations, while building and maintaining strong relationships with PNC’s in-house counsel, external counsel, and key third-party vendors.
- Served as team lead for the management and oversight of the company’s legal hold system. Worked extensively with IT, Compliance, and Records Management on email and document collection, review and production, server transitions, and a wide range of records-retention issues. Supervised daily communication efforts with in-house and outside counsel regarding legal holds across the entire company.
- Supervised temporary staff and contract reviewers, and managed workflow and distribution of quarterly business reports for multiple lines of business. Acted as team lead for vendor proposals and selection of the company’s legal hold and e-discovery management platforms. Additionally, coordinated with auditors and outside counsel on year-end audit letters and related processes.
Paralegal, Litigation and Contract Manager
University of Pittsburgh Physicians (A Division of UPMC)
04.2000 - 11.2002
- Primarily responsible for managing the full contract workflow, including drafting, tracking, coordinating, and issuing contracts for physicians across multiple UPMC departments, including those related to immigration. Engaged in extensive daily communication with department leaders and outside counsel regarding contract terms, modifications, amendments, and addendums. Conducted research on contract-related issues to support accurate and efficient contract execution.
Paralegal, Litigation/Labor
Buchanan Ingersoll
03.1996 - 12.1999
- Primarily responsible for managing all phases of discovery, trial, and post-trial preparation, including organizing and preparing requests for production, coordinating in-house and on-site document productions, drafting interrogatories, and preparing responses to written discovery requests. Assisted labor attorneys with employment contracts and non-compete/non-solicitation agreements. Managed and maintained multiple databases used for document tracking and organization.
Senior Paralegal/Paralegal Coordinator
Katarincic & Salmon
09.1989 - 03.1996
- Responsible for coordinating and supervising paralegals and paralegal interns, including assignment management and workflow oversight. Prepared and organized documents for production and review, and provided on-site coordination and supervision of document reviews and productions. Attended numerous trials and depositions and drafted interrogatory responses, other written discovery materials, and transcript summaries.
- Maintained extensive communication with clients and outside counsel. Served as team lead in defining criteria for the development of various databases, and managed and maintained those systems. Handled filings in State, Federal, and Bankruptcy Courts, and managed the firm’s year-end audit letters.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PAParalegal Certificate - undefined
Robert Morris College (now Robert Morris University)
Moon, PASkills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Summation, West Law and Groupwise along with several e-discovery databases such as Lexis/Nexis, Exterro, Encase, Clearwell and Catalyst Proficient in DocuSign CLM and DocuSign e-signature databases
Timeline
Paralegal and Contract Administrator
Management Science Assoc Inc
05.2019 - Current
Records management manager and document control specialists
St. Clair Hospital
05.2018 - 05.2019
Teacher’s assistant, Part-time
St Simon and Jude Preschool
01.2016 - 05.2018
Paralegal, temporary legal assignments
Special Counsel Temp Agency
12.2014 - 12.2015
Paralegal, Employment/Litigation
Dick’s Sporting Goods
10.2013 - 11.2014
Senior Paralegal, Litigation
PNC Financial Services
01.2003 - 10.2013
Paralegal, Litigation and Contract Manager
University of Pittsburgh Physicians (A Division of UPMC)
04.2000 - 11.2002
Paralegal, Litigation/Labor
Buchanan Ingersoll
03.1996 - 12.1999
Senior Paralegal/Paralegal Coordinator
Katarincic & Salmon
09.1989 - 03.1996
Paralegal Certificate - undefined
Robert Morris College (now Robert Morris University)
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies
University of Pittsburgh