Julie Kawakami

• Provides paralegal support to the Litigation Senior Counsel and other KS attorneys with the daily needs of Litigation, its client groups, and the Legal Group.
• Reviews and processes all internal lease termination and collection referrals, including reviewing lease files and records, and working with KS staff and outside counsel to provide necessary documents and information.
• Works with Controllers in processing and complying with Garnishments and Tax Levys.
• Manages subpoena and discovery requests, including working with the appropriate KS staff to compile documents and information, and produce responsive e-discovery and electronic documents.
• Works with IT Senior Technical Analyst to conduct e-discovery, including creating and managing staging folder, conducting journal searches, and reviewing and exporting results for review and production.
• Manages the Litigation Hold process and maintains the Litigation Hold function in CounselLink.
• Maintains the Judgment tracking systems and timely renews Judgment for additional 10 years.
• Files court documents utilizing the Hawaii Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service System ("JEFS")
• Serves as the KS JEFS Administrator.
• Creates and maintains databases, summaries, tables, and charts to assist attorneys with tracking critical information in KS litigation.
• Creates, organizes and maintains matter files.
• Monitors BNY Mellon Class Action Payment notices and works KS' Investment Operations to determine if KS will opt in/out of class action lawsuits. Work with Investment Operations upon receipt of settlement awards.
• Work with Title Guaranty on the quarterly reporting of KS UCC Financing Statements and Liens for the KS Treasury Division.
• Reviews and analyzes legal invoices for compliance with KS retention and billing requirements.. Follows-up with outside counsel on compliance issues.
• Assists Senior Counsel with preparation of the Litigation Quarterly and Legal Group Annual reports, and responses for the KS Annual Accounts, and Audit Reports.

• Provided paralegal support to the EALD attorneys and other KS attorneys with the daily needs of EALD, its client groups, and the Legal Group.
• Prepared employment history and medical leave summaries .
• Conferred with staff and clients on KS procedures and issues relating to child custody, student records, and leaves, and with outside counsel and government agencies.
• Prepared and produced student and employee records, in response to Subpoena Duces Tecum.
• Worked with EALD division to comply with KS' record retention policy,
• Prepared EALDs quarterly Employee report and historical trends, and responses for the KS Annual Accounts, Accuity Audit Reports, and Legal Group Annual Report.
• Processed invoices in an efficient and timely turn around; Monitored fees and expenses; and worked with Risk Manager on insurance-covered matters.

Worked in the Litigation and Real Estate Divisions in the KS Legal Group and provided support to the KS attorneys with the day-to-day requirements of the Legal Group, including:

• Reviewing and analyzing case and/or administrative files, documents, and other written materials to extract, summarize, digest, or abstract information.
• Drafting correspondence, routine notices, memoranda and reports.
• Preparing various legal documents for submission to courts, government agencies,
• Conducting legal and information data research using all available resources. Analyzing and summarizing research results.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining tracking systems.
• Creating and maintaining databases, summaries, tables, and charts.
• Organizing and maintaining matter files.
• Conferring with internal staff, clients, outside counsel, consultants, government agencies, and other external individuals.