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LIZ G. VILLARAMA

LAKE ELSINORE,CA

Summary

Organized, dependable and skilled paralegal with over 20 years of litigation experience with a focus on intellectual property and complex business litigation. Successful at managing case loads and multiple priorities with a positive attitude for a team of 18+ attorneys and a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

IP Litigation Paralegal

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP
01.2011 - Current
  • Prepare for all aspects of meetings, hearings, depositions and trial preparation in cases filed with State Court, Federal Court, or the International Trade Commission (ITC)
  • Utilize Relativity software extensively in all aspects of trial, deposition, and production preparation
  • Prepare and track trial exhibits; issue subpoenas; assist in preparation of all pretrial documents
  • Meet with Litigation Support Specialists, attorneys and clients in preparation for forensic collections of discovery
  • Organize and coordinate document productions
  • Prepare drafts of legal documents such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery and motions
  • Maintain logs to track: document productions, deposition transcripts, deposition exhibits, privilege documents
  • Meet with and/or interview clients, experts, and witnesses; coordinate deposition schedules, prepare subpoenas and notices
  • Prepare deposition and trial transcript summaries
  • Prepare trial exhibits and trial exhibit lists
  • Assist in court proceedings presenting evidentiary exhibits and acting as liaison between attorneys and court clerk
  • Perform general case management and other duties as assigned.

Litigation Practice Support/Case Assistant

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP
01.2005 - 01.2011
  • Assist with preparation in all aspects of meetings, hearings, depositions and trial preparation
  • Quality Control (QC) and load data and image files from vendors and in-house iPro eScan-It application into Concordance database
  • Draft legal documents such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery and motions
  • Organize and coordinate document productions; code documents in Concordance database
  • Maintain logs to track: document productions, deposition transcripts, privilege documents
  • Utilize Concordance software extensively in all aspects of trial, deposition, and production preparation
  • Assist with administrative duties including legal research, invoicing and billing
  • Conduct various searches for legal documents, patents, or trademarks utilizing USPTO (PAIR) and PACER.

Data Entry Clerk (Supervisor)/File Clerk

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP
01.2002 - 01.2005
  • Prepare, maintain and distribute monthly data entry clerk work schedule / availability
  • Train new clerks specifically in database utilization, procedures, timesheet and billing report preparations
  • Collect data from documents for software input
  • Ensure all pleading, discovery and correspondence files were current and maintained
  • Create organization systems for specific files prior to trial dates
  • Performed bates stamping for document identification

Education

Paralegal Certificate Program -

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
2010

Skills

  • Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • OneNote
  • Adobe Acrobat (Professional)
  • Relativity
  • Trial Director
  • Visio
  • Pacer
  • USPTO
  • LexisNexis
  • Westlaw
  • Lex Machina
  • CaseMap
  • TimeMap
  • TextMap
  • LegalKey
  • Windows
  • iManage
  • ShareFile

Highlited Skills

  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • E-discovery document review
  • Case Management
  • Data Collection
  • Online Research
  • Document Preparation and Organization
  • Exhibit Preparation and Organization
  • Trial Technician and Hot-Seater
  • Teal Goals

Timeline

IP Litigation Paralegal

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP
01.2011 - Current

Litigation Practice Support/Case Assistant

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP
01.2005 - 01.2011

Data Entry Clerk (Supervisor)/File Clerk

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP
01.2002 - 01.2005

Paralegal Certificate Program -

University of San Diego

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