Support for solo-practitioner with practice focusing on habeas corpus cases with claims of unconstitutional conditions of confinement in prison
Call-intake for potential clients
Drafted routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions and declarations and e-file in state court
Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
Call scheduling with experts, clients and legal team
Boosted office productivity by maintaining an accurate calendar of appointments, deadlines, and court appearances.
Review, request and organize discovery
Case management including Dropbox folder organization
Heavy billing and invoice submission to Oregon Public Defense Commission
Organize trial exhibits and evidence using Adobe Acrobat, including cross-checking for errors to ensure readiness for submission at trial
Ability to accomplish projects within limited time frames and with constantly changing parameters
Paralegal
Stoel Rives (Boly Welch Contract)
09.2019 - 04.2020
Assist team of employment attorneys in all aspects of discovery process
Draft initial discovery responses
Review documents produced by opposing counsel for completeness
Review medical records and employment records and create timelines and summaries of same
Communicate with clients for obtaining documents for production and electronic discovery logistics
Prepare binders and key documents for attorney review in preparation for arbitration and trial
Heavy review of documents for relevance and privilege in Concordance
Contract-Boly Welch
Paralegal
Bullivant, Houser, Bailey (Boly Welch Contract)
04.2019 - 08.2019
Extensive communication with ESI team regarding best practices for review and production of voluminous electronic documents
Extensive consultation with forensic expert regarding examination of digital devices regarding employment contract case
Review client documents in Eclipse SE for responsiveness, privilege and identification of key documents in preparation for responding to discovery requests
Review co-defendant document productions in construction defect complex litigation case for issues, facts and to assist with case strategy and upcoming depositions
Draft preliminary document review summaries and memos for further attorney review
Contract-Boly Welch
Legal Assistant
Federal Public Defender
08.2017 - 03.2019
Support3 assistant federal public defenders with extremely heavy workloads
Draft correspondence, plea petitions, motions and declarations; format motions and appeal briefs including using Tables of Authorities
Manage over70 case files (hard and electronic)
Calendar meetings, appointments and client visits in Outlook Calendar
Confer with U.S Marshals, jails and state and federal prisons to set up client phone calls and visits
E-file documents on ECF district court and9th circuit court of appeals websites
Prepare indigent defense fund loans for clients reentering from prison to halfway house; Confer with clients upon reentry and provide clothing, community referrals, identification cards and general emotional support
Legal Assistant
Garvey Schubert, Barer (Boly Welch Contract)
04.2017 - 07.2017
Support for one Probate Attorney (Oregon and California practice areas)
E-file documents and case research in OJIN
Record Grant Deeds in Washington and Multnomah counties
Draft, edit, format and proofread pleadings and correspondence
Enter cases and events into Compulaw Vision
Manage attorney travel, appointments and hearings in Outlook Calendar
Create and maintain pleading indexes
Hard file maintenance
Paralegal
Fox Rothschild
03.2015 - 10.2015
Prepare exhibits for mediations, depositions and settlement conferences
Compile and analyze evidence for summary judgment
Conduct extensive document review in Relativity for relevance and privilege
Senior Paralegal
Dillingham & Murphy
07.2006 - 07.2013
Supported5 employment litigation attorneys
Trained and managed paralegals and case clerks
Involved in all aspects of discovery including assisting with drafting discovery responses
Legal research and factual investigation
Reviewed and coded high volume of documents for relevance in Summation for production and further attorney review
Created timelines and chronologies (medical and employment)
Assisted and attended4 trials in federal and state court (plaintiff)
Preparation of jury instructions and voir dire, drafted trial subpoenas, created trial exhibit binders and PowerPoint visual presentations, jury observation in courtroom
Jury verdict and expert witness research
Summarized depositions; Drafted subpoenas and prepared subpoena orders
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Skills
Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
Junior Associate at Jákó And Partners Law Firm (previously: Holczer, Jákó, Boross Law Firm)Junior Associate at Jákó And Partners Law Firm (previously: Holczer, Jákó, Boross Law Firm)