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Karla Woodson-Cardenas

San Diego,CA

Summary

Experienced and driven legal professional successful at prioritizing and balancing a diverse range of legal projects and fast-paced demands with high degree of analytical accuracy. Motivated to continually improve and extend personal and professional skills and knowledge to attain increased growth and opportunities in other legal fields. Seeking to provide professional assistance to a team that has a positive forward outlook, that will allow space to advance to full potential and gain further experience, while benefiting the company's success.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Paralegal

Hanna Brophy
01.2019 - Current
  • Assist up to 5 attorneys simultaneously with litigation of defense workers' compensation cases
  • Comply with firm billing requirement of 145 hours/ month
  • Streamline communication between clients and legal staff by managing client inquiries promptly and professionally
  • Enhance attorney client relationships by providing support via effective, concise and timely communication from case inception to closure
  • Assist with training and guidance of teammates, increasing their understanding of company and work comp legal procedures and guidelines
  • Manage complex cases efficiently using specialized firm software program designed for legal team to track follow through of each task related to multiple cases
  • Maintain accurate timelines of med-legal and settlement agreement deadlines for compliance with all labor codes for each attorney case load
  • Ensure compliance with WCAB court rules and procedures by accurately preparing and submitting legal filings of legal correspondence, pleadings, exhibits and settlement agreements within established timeframes
  • Perform thorough preliminary and final analyses of cases, medical reporting, settlement agreements, subpoenaed records, and exhibits for reporting to attorneys and clients
  • Prepare and draft clear, concise, and legally compliant correspondence and pleadings tailored to specific needs and objectives to each case
  • Manage circulation and follow through of vital advocacy correspondence, pleadings and execution of settlement agreements with keen eye for detail, identifying discrepancies and inaccuracies before finalization and procurement of Orders/Awards
  • Identify, designate and prepare subpoenas for witnesses and exhibits for Trial

Paralegal

Tobin Lucks, LLP
09.2005 - 12.2018
  • Assist 1 to 2 attorneys in defense litigation of workers' comp. claims
  • Analyze files and prepare draft legal correspondence and settlement documents to include C&R's, Addendums, and Stipulations, and monitor circulation of same through procurement of Orders/Awards
  • Analyze files and draft court pleadings, to include, Minutes, Pre-Trial Conference Statements, Lien Affidavits, DORs, Applications, Answers, and various types of Petitions
  • Identify, prepare and e-file exhibits for Trials, to include subpoena of witnesses
  • E-file pleadings in compliance with EAMS and court requirements
  • Follow through on Med-Legal process for each specific case from objections, securing panels, striking, scheduling, and preparation of defense advocacy letters and index of records between parties
  • Schedule med-legal appointments, depositions, settlement meetings, witness interviews, hearings, interpreters, transportation, court reporters and draft notices of appointments to all parties
  • Calendar and monitor case deadlines to comply with Labor Code
  • Legal service of various documents per Judge Orders
  • Subpoena, analyze and summarize records
  • Assist attorney in addressing liens, bills and demands from lien claimants, objecting, obtaining EOB's and procuring settlements

Education

Associate of Arts - Liberal Studies

Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA

Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies- Bilingual

Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
05.2018

Skills

  • Highly dedicated, reliable and dependable
  • Resourceful, organized, and meticulously detailed-oriented
  • Able to thrive in fast paced environment
  • Efficient multi-tasker with accuracy, prioritization and timeliness
  • Astute analytical and critical thinker
  • Strong and effective communicator (Bilingual- Spanish)

Timeline

Paralegal

Hanna Brophy
01.2019 - Current

Paralegal

Tobin Lucks, LLP
09.2005 - 12.2018

Associate of Arts - Liberal Studies

Southwestern College

Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies- Bilingual

Southwestern College

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