Kelly Hisel
Cedar Rapids,IA
Summary
Highly organized Senior Litigation Paralegal skilled in legal writing, document management, trial preparation and courtroom experience.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Norton Rose Fulbright Law Firm
02.2007 - 12.2017
- Managed complex case files, ensuring compliance with legal standards and deadlines.
- Reviewed, edited and proofread legal documents for grammar, punctuation, content and legal citations.
- Demonstrated exceptional legal writing skills by creating persuasive summaries of complex case materials for attorney review and decision-making purposes.
- Coordinated discovery processes, including document collection, review and production management.
- Used document review tools to discover, inspect and code records.
- Streamlined litigation processes by implementing e-discovery solutions to manage large volumes of data.
- Successfully managed multiple cases simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and meeting strict deadlines.
- Developed trial preparation materials, enhancing efficiency of attorney workflows.
- Managed high-stakes cases involving large corporations or high-profile individuals while maintaining strict confidentiality standards at all times.
- Enhanced team collaboration by coordinating efforts among attorneys, paralegals, expert witnesses, and support staff throughout the litigation process.
- Courtroom, mediation and deposition experience.
- Mentored junior paralegals.
Litigation Paralegal
Jenkens & Gilchrist Law Firm
08.1992 - 01.2007
- Same knowledge, skills and abilities as listed above.
Education
Paralegal Certificate - ABA Approved -
Southwestern Paralegal Institute
Dallas, TXSkills
- Attorney/client interaction for case strategy
- Legal drafting and case summaries
- Proofreading and cite checking
- Research and data collection
- Fact investigation techniques
- Case chronology development
- Document review and database management
- Trial preparation expertise
- Courtroom experience
- Complex case management
- Litigation support software
- Task prioritization/time management
Timeline
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Norton Rose Fulbright Law Firm
02.2007 - 12.2017
Litigation Paralegal
Jenkens & Gilchrist Law Firm
08.1992 - 01.2007
Paralegal Certificate - ABA Approved -
Southwestern Paralegal Institute