Katherine A. Bell
Summary
Legal professional and adjunct professor with 10+years experience supporting administrative and litigation teams through expert docket management, court deadline administration, and case calendar coordination. Proficient in CompuLaw and other litigation management systems, ensuring compliance with court rules and procedural deadlines.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
ADJUNCT LAW INSTRUCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
10.2023 - Current
- Teach and train students on legal processes and court procedures, ethics, legal terminology, docketing procedures, managing deadlines, and case administration
- Counsel and advise students entering the legal profession, enhancing their understanding of career paths and opportunities
- Coordinate and collaborate with directors and faculty to enhance program quality, providing leadership and guidance on course improvement and implementation of new course offerings
- Design, develop, and deliver online course materials for pre-law students
LITIGATION PARALEGAL & DOCKETING SPECIALIST
GEARY, PORTER, & DONOVAN, PC
ADDISON, TEXAS
03.2020 - Current
- Specialize in litigation docketing, maintain compliance with court rules and procedural deadlines for high-volume caseloads
- Administer CompuLaw to calculate, monitor, and update critical litigation deadlines, minimizing risk and ensuring timely filings
- Manage firm-wide litigation calendars with CompuLaw, ensuring precise tracking of court deadlines across multiple jurisdictions
- Serve as the primary resource for litigation calendar management, coordinating deadlines, hearings, trials, and case milestones
- Utilize CompuLaw and litigation management software to streamline docketing workflows and improve deadline accuracy
- Organize large volume of data into databases to facilitate efficient document reviews and case management
PARALEGAL - LITIGATION SECTION
BAILEY BRAUER, PLLC
DALLAS, TEXAS
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Draft and revise pleadings, discovery, deposition summaries, and correspondence to courts, clients, and opposing counsel for attorney review
- Assist partners and associates in trial, hearing, mediation, and deposition preparations to enhance case readiness
- Coordinate communication among clients, service vendors, opposing counsel, national counsel, court clerks, court coordinators, and judges to ensure smooth legal processes
- Conduct case fact investigation, conduct legal and factual research, and interview individuals nationwide within the labor and employment practice
- Organize and maintain case file documents to facilitate efficient access and retrieval during litigation
- Maintain detailed logs of document production and privilege claims, organize and label documents for production, and review documents received and produced
- Participate in weekly staff meetings; provide and present overview of upcoming deadlines, software updates, and trends within specific areas of practice
LITIGATION PARALEGAL & DOCKETING SPECIALIST
RYAN LAW
DALLAS, TEXAS
11.2015 - 12.2018
- Manage all phases of civil litigation from case inception through trial and appeal
- Maintain litigation calendars and calculate court deadlines using Clio, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local court rules
- Coordinate attorney calendars, hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial dates
- Prepare, review, and file pleadings, motions, discovery requests, subpoenas, and other legal documents
- Perform electronic filing (e-filing) in federal and state courts using CM/ECF and jurisdiction-specific filing systems
- Draft correspondence, legal memoranda, discovery responses, and case summaries for attorney review
- Manage discovery process, overseeing document collection, organization, production, and privilege review to ensure compliance and thoroughness
- Conduct legal and factual research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, and public records databases
- Supervise paralegal and legal assistant workloads, conduct weekly staff meetings, and perform conflict checks
Education
Master of Law -
Florida State University College of Law
Tallahassee, Florida04-2021
Legal Certification -
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas10-2015
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Law
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas08-2014
Skills
- Litigation support
- Legal writing
- Legal research
- Docket management
- Calendar coordination
- Case management
- Technology integration
- Filing systems
Affiliations
- Member, The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization
- Member, Florida State University, College of Law Advisory Board
Timeline
ADJUNCT LAW INSTRUCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
10.2023 - Current
LITIGATION PARALEGAL & DOCKETING SPECIALIST
GEARY, PORTER, & DONOVAN, PC
03.2020 - Current
PARALEGAL - LITIGATION SECTION
BAILEY BRAUER, PLLC
12.2018 - 12.2019
LITIGATION PARALEGAL & DOCKETING SPECIALIST
RYAN LAW
11.2015 - 12.2018
Master of Law -
Florida State University College of Law
Legal Certification -
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Law
Midwestern State University