Gerardo Salgado
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Proficient Litigation Paralegal with expertise in trial preparation and civil litigation. Organized and resourceful with extensive experience in gathering materials for cases. Prepared to bring 10 years of legal experience to a challenging new role.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Litigation Paralegal
Helton Law Group
05.2022 - 11.2023
- Organized evidence, exhibits, and document production, to support cases and prepare for mediation, arbitration, litigation, and or trial.
- Completed electronic court filings at state level.
- Managed exhibits, evidence and data related to legal matters pending litigation or arbitration.
- Maintained litigation database and document organization for healthcare cases.
- Used document review tools to discover and inspect records.
- Collected data from client databases and other sources to prepare for litigation.
- Produced documents and created visual media for risk exposure.
- Collaborated with attorneys to develop strategies for each case.
- Revised and finalized letters, appeals, and other dispute resolution efforts.
Litigation Paralegal to Managing Attorney
Law Offices Of Nadeem H. Makada
09.2013 - 05.2022
- Prepared, indexed and developed exhibits.
- Managed exhibits, evidence and data related to multiple legal proceedings.
- Timely and complex preparation of cases from discovery to trial phase.
- Managed multiple calendars and recommended adjustments based on demand.
- Created visual displays such as timelines, graphs and PowerPoint slides to explain complex concepts during trials.
- Appear before the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement and litigate various wage and hour claims.
- Small claims preparation and appearances to help settle personal injury claims.
- Negotiate and settle cases with opposing counsel in workers' compensation cases, personal injury claims, and before the labor commissioner.
- Draft pleadings and motions for various case matters.
- Maintained ongoing communication with opposing parties from discovery to trial phase to facilitate expeditious litigation.
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
- Respond to all forms of interrogatories, special interrogatories, and requests for production of discovery.
- Organized evidence, exhibits, motions, and subpoenas to support cases and prepare for trial.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and various court pleadings.
- Researched state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents.
- Developed project management processes to improve cost-effective service to clients.
- Contributed to, maintained and updated online data repositories for accessibility and to reflect firm standards.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Reduced project lags by coaching staff on best practices and company processes.
- Cooperated with legal teams to create performance documents for curative action planning.
- Developed strategies to resolve cases in client's best interest.
Immigration Paralegal
Law Offices Of Francisco J. Barba
05.2016 - 06.2018
- Maintained immigration attorneys' schedules to enable timely client service delivery and promote firm's income growth.
- Prepared affidavits, waivers, translations and asylum requests for ongoing cases.
- Analyzed client documentation and history to determine eligibility for immigration-related benefits.
- Assisted clients with immigration application completion to improve timeliness of case review and disposition.
- Met with clients to gather information, prepare documentation and determine necessary actions.
- Compiled client application packets and included relevant documentation to present strongest case for successful outcome.
- Filed correspondence and legal documents in correct client files and transmitted applicable documentation to courts and government agencies.
- Monitored immigration law developments and procedural changes to improve client service quality and case outcomes.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA06.2013
Skills
- Trial experience
- Litigation experience
- Arbitration experience
- Negotiation and settlement experience
- Evidence gathering
- Legal Research with LexisNexis and Westlaw
- State and Federal court rules and procedures
- State and Federal filing
- Proficient in Google Sheets/Docs/Slides
- Proficient in MS Office
- Proficient in Adobe Pro
- Proficient in ediscovery
- Project Management
- Schedule Coordination
- Billing Statements
- Deposition Briefings
Affiliations
- Litigated and settled multiple Workers' Compensation cases before the W.C.A.B.
- Represented clients before the EEOC and disputed multiple wage and hour claims before the Labor Commissioner.
- Drafted and executed multiple dispute resolution efforts to help reach multiple claims settlements.
Timeline
Litigation Paralegal
Helton Law Group
05.2022 - 11.2023
Immigration Paralegal
Law Offices Of Francisco J. Barba
05.2016 - 06.2018
Litigation Paralegal to Managing Attorney
Law Offices Of Nadeem H. Makada
09.2013 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Legal Studies
University of California, Santa Cruz
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