Erica Keating
Chicago,IL
Summary
Paralegal motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth. Driven Paralegal successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity in data and instruction.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal - Safety& Insurance Litigation - Northeast (2021- Present)
Uber Technologies, Inc.
03.2019 - Current
- Prepare discovery documents (external and internal), ensuring thoroughness and accuracy
- Provide support to in-house attorneys, offering assistance and guidance as needed
- Respond promptly to requests from outside counsel and insurers, facilitating effective communication and collaboration
- Investigate, analyze, and escalate specific inquiries as necessary, ensuring comprehensive resolution
- Independently manage approximately 400 litigated matters, demonstrating strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Draft and execute Affidavits, Motions, and pleadings with precision and attention to detail
- Conduct fact investigations on litigated matters, gathering pertinent information for case evaluation
- Coordinate and assist on multiple projects efficiently, ensuring timely completion
- Provide support on multiple mass tort projects, handling highly sensitive matters with discretion and urgency
- Conduct complex data analytics with precision, prioritizing timeliness and confidentiality
- Demonstrate proficiency in managing multiple projects simultaneously within a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Collaborate seamlessly as a team to maintain synchronization while also independently accomplishing tasks to ensure project completion.
Litigation Legal Assistant
Stone & Maya, P.C.
08.2016 - Current
Assistant Paralegal - Safety & Insurance Litigation (2019-2021)
Uber Technologies, Inc.
03.2019 - 01.2021
- Located and organized documents to support attorneys in Initial Discovery Responses
- Used multiple internal tools to find Driver/Rider/Trip to find the correct information to match the lawsuit
- Currently a part of multiple ERGS and am on the Parents at Uber Global Board
- Point of Contact for High Exposure Pre-Lit/Litigated matters
- Complete in 21+ Harvard Business School courses
- Assisted paralegals in prepping responsive pleading documents promptly
- Utilized internal reporting for data metrics
- Heavily involved in the interview & training process for team
- Updated numerous documents and playbooks
- Handled a major volume on over 700 matters
- Organized and presenting multiple Virtual Activities (Parents @ Uber Global).
Litigation Legal Assistant
Knell & O'Connor, P.C.
07.2010 - 08.2012
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Paralegal Studies -
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL12.2015
Associate of Applied Science in Administrative Assistant -
Fox College
Bedford Park, IL12.2010
Administrative and Computer Software Specialist Program -
Fox College
Bedford Park, IL06.2010
Skills
- Google Workspace
- Salesforce
- Querybuilders
- Internal Identification Tools
- CT
- Skopenow
- Internal Reporting
- Adobe Acrobat
- Internal Claims Portals and Tools
- Microsoft Office
- Data Entry
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Erg Groups
- Parents @ Uber Global Board
- Parents @ Uber Chicago Lead
- Women @ Uber Chicago Lead
Timeline
Paralegal - Safety& Insurance Litigation - Northeast (2021- Present)
Uber Technologies, Inc.
03.2019 - Current
Assistant Paralegal - Safety & Insurance Litigation (2019-2021)
Uber Technologies, Inc.
03.2019 - 01.2021
Litigation Legal Assistant
Stone & Maya, P.C.
08.2016 - Current
Litigation Legal Assistant
Knell & O'Connor, P.C.
07.2010 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Arts in Paralegal Studies -
Roosevelt University
Associate of Applied Science in Administrative Assistant -
Fox College
Administrative and Computer Software Specialist Program -
Fox College
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