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Jody Lucas-Berglund

Woodland Hills,CA

Summary

Skilled litigation support professional well-versed in both federal and state trials, arbitrations and deposition proceedings, research and due diligence, fact investigations and records management. Professional writing and editing, data organization and documentation strengths.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

Litigation Paralegal

Levy Phillips (now WKC)
11.2016 - Current
  • Responsible for all aspects of case management for labor and employment law litigation cases
  • Duties include management of case files, drafting ULP charges with NLRB and PERB; drafting discovery responses and reviewing and producing documents for production; drafting complaints, answers and motions and filing same in Federal and State Court; prepare exhibits for depositions; prepare exhibits and all other relevant documents for trial; attendance at depositions, arbitrations and trials; proof reading of all pleadings, position statements and all other correspondence, and; calendaring all relevant case information.

Freelance Foley Artist

Self Employed
01.2009 - Current

Work in Post Production putting foot steps and sound affects into TV shows and Motion Pictures.

Litigation Paralegal

Milstein Adelman, LLP
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Responsible for all aspects of case management for Plaintiff Products Liability cases
  • Duties include management of large case load, file management, medical record review and analysis
  • Draft complaints and Motions and file the same
  • Review and filing of Plaintiff Fact sheets and production of documents
  • Client file review and extensive client contact.

Office Manager

Blueroom Audio
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for scheduling stages, Work Orders, billing, client contact, marketing and staffing.

Foley Artist

Technicolor Sound
01.1996 - 01.2009

Work in Post Production Sound by putting foot steps and sound affects into TV Shows and Motion Pictures.

Business Owner, Operations Manager, President

KidsKar
01.1992 - 01.1996
  • Owned and operated a transportation company for children
  • Responsible for day-to-day operations, scheduling, hiring, firing and training of staff, public relations, advertising and promotion
  • Ran all aspects of company from Human Resources to transportation manager
  • Was responsible for organization and transportation of 400 kids daily.

Litigation Paralegal/Trial Specialist

Valensi, Rose & Magram
01.1990 - 01.1992
  • Responsible for all aspects of case management and trial preparation for Construction, Products Liability and Entertainment cases
  • Duties included trial preparation, witness preparation, drafting of discovery requests, case management and database management.

Litigation Paralegal

Blecher & Collins
01.1985 - 01.1990
  • Responsible for all aspects of case management and document control
  • Extensive experience in both trial preparation and trial
  • Extensive experience in document management for large multi-defendant and multi-plaintiff antitrust actions including document productions, factual research, and limited legal research
  • Digest and outline deposition and trial transcripts
  • Prepared and answered numerous discovery pleadings
  • Extensive communication with clients, experts, counsel and court personnel.

Litigation Paralegal & Supervisor

Weissburg & Aronson
01.1984 - 01.1985
  • Responsible for all aspects of case management and document control in reimbursement department of law firm which specialized in health care; also worked on large criminal case and numerous litigation cases; primary responsibilities were for reimbursement cases involving appeals work in numerous District Courts and involving extensive document control
  • Prepared various discovery pleadings
  • Extensive client and expert contact.

Litigation Paralegal

Overton, Lyman & Prince
01.1980 - 01.1984
  • -Experience in large, complex, multi-defendant antitrust litigation including supervising clerical staff; writing Task Force factual papers; document productions and analysis of documents; witness preparation for depositions; deposition summaries
  • Also worked on large scale products liability litigation including responsibility for coordinating retrial discovery and trial preparation in over 200 cases; analyzing cases; evaluating medical status of all cases before trial, including deciding physicians to be deposed and medical evidence to be obtained; and limited drafting of discovery motions.

Education

Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal Certificate Program

Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
06.1979

Associate of Arts - Political Science

Pasadena City College
Pasadena C
06.1979

Studies in International Relation - International Relations

University of California, Los Angeles
Westwood, CA

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • Word Perfect
  • Outlook
  • Summation
  • Deadlines
  • Pacer
  • CM/ECF
  • Quicken
  • In Magic
  • Lexis/Nexis
  • Word
  • Drafting Pleadings
  • Court filings
  • Document Preparation
  • Client Communication
  • Legal Research
  • Document Management
  • Motions preparation
  • Witness interviews
  • Litigation Support
  • Trial Preparation Assistance
  • Court Document Filing
  • LexisNexis

Affiliations

Los Angeles Paralegal Association

Timeline

Litigation Paralegal

Levy Phillips (now WKC)
11.2016 - Current

Litigation Paralegal

Milstein Adelman, LLP
01.2013 - 01.2014

Office Manager

Blueroom Audio
01.2010 - 01.2012

Freelance Foley Artist

Self Employed
01.2009 - Current

Foley Artist

Technicolor Sound
01.1996 - 01.2009

Business Owner, Operations Manager, President

KidsKar
01.1992 - 01.1996

Litigation Paralegal/Trial Specialist

Valensi, Rose & Magram
01.1990 - 01.1992

Litigation Paralegal

Blecher & Collins
01.1985 - 01.1990

Litigation Paralegal & Supervisor

Weissburg & Aronson
01.1984 - 01.1985

Litigation Paralegal

Overton, Lyman & Prince
01.1980 - 01.1984

Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal Certificate Program

Pasadena City College

Associate of Arts - Political Science

Pasadena City College

Studies in International Relation - International Relations

University of California, Los Angeles
Jody Lucas-Berglund