Years of professional experience
Kenneth DeJohn
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Diligent and results-oriented Legal Professional with expertise in case analysis and interpretation. Seeking a Legal Research position to apply finely tuned legal writing and information retrieval skills. Bringing 6+ years of relevant experience in drafting legal Petitions, Motions, and Briefs in Personal Injury Law.
Overview
11
11
6
6
Years of Paralegal experience
Work History
Technical Content Writer
Media Lab Science (ALS Global)
Studio City, CA
02.2020 - Current
- Provided guidance and support on best practices in creating technical documentation.
- Adhered strictly to brand guidelines when producing written materials, while maintaining stylistic autonomy.
- Edited documents for grammar, clarity, content, and formatting.
- Advised on risk management issues to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
Document Preparation Paralegal
777 JC, LLC
Remote
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Assisted with court proceedings by preparing documents such as affidavits, summonses, and pleadings.
- Researched legal procedures for debt collection to ensure state and federal compliance with regulations governing legal collection efforts.
- Supported attorneys handling limited and complex litigation involving debt collection cases.
Law and Motion Clerk
Calendo Pucket Sheedy LLP
Glendale, CA
02.2019 - 04.2019
- Composed, edited, and typed complex memos and reports with case-management software at 70+ words per minute.
- Profiled and generated status reports of active cases to ensure continuity.
- Liaised between clients, vendors, and attorneys to expedite case activity.
- Developed filing systems for digital records relating to active cases.
- Scheduled electronic court filings for attorney's moving papers.
- Intermediated between clients, opposing counsels, and courts when necessary.
- Ensured that all motion and trial deadlines were met on time.
- Performed complex research tasks as requested by attorneys and senior paralegals.
Personal Injury Paralegal
Law Offices Of Edward Figaredo
San Gabriel Valley, CA
05.2013 - 11.2018
- Advised managing attorney through executive decision-making processes during firm's massive multi-year expansion.
- Devised effective solutions to complex legal issues central to nexus questions of law for MSA/MSJ before trial.
- Leveraged knowledge of precedents and applicable laws to determine probable case outcomes and command settlement negotiations.
- Executed high-level analysis of facts, evidence, and controlling laws to resolve pre- and post-settlement litigation.
- Analyzed legal statutes, codes, and relevant court decisions using WestLaw to sustain readiness for litigation support.
- Monitored changes in judicial, legislative, and regulatory authorities at the local, state, and federal levels.
- Examined medical-legal records to develop litigation strategies, compiling evidence from confidential data for use in court.
- Provided technical and analytical assistance to support attorney litigation needs using state and federal electronic filing systems.
- Drafted, reviewed, and revised pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, briefs, memoranda of law, and other legal documents.
- Organized legal documents in company databases.
- Compiled trial notebooks containing pertinent information on each case file, including witness lists, settlement offers, deposition transcripts, et cetera.
Education
BS, Economics -
Pace University
New York, NYSkills
- Legal Research and Database Search, including Westlaw
- Case Supervision and Review
- Knowledge of Code of Civil Procedure, Evidence Code
- Administrative and Litigation Support
- Exceptional Legal Writer, including apposite citation
- Document Proofreading and Control
- Database Integration and Instrumentality
- Project Management, Planning and Execution
- Detail-Attentive Performance Improvement
- Typing 70 WPM
- Stress Tolerant
- Effective and Diplomatic Communicator
REFERENCES
Available upon request. Also see Indeed Assessments for aptitude test results.
Timeline
Technical Content Writer
Media Lab Science (ALS Global)
02.2020 - Current
Document Preparation Paralegal
777 JC, LLC
05.2019 - 01.2020
Law and Motion Clerk
Calendo Pucket Sheedy LLP
02.2019 - 04.2019
Personal Injury Paralegal
Law Offices Of Edward Figaredo
05.2013 - 11.2018
BS, Economics -
Pace University
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