Manjit Singh
Senior Paralegal
Pembroke Pines
Summary
Professional litigation support specialist with extensive expertise in managing complex legal cases. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal results, adaptable to changing needs. Skilled in legal research, case management, document drafting, and trial preparation. Reliable, analytical, and adept at navigating high-pressure environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Pearl Capital Business Funding Funding LLC
10.2024 - 04.2025
- Enhanced team collaboration by coordinating efforts among attorneys, paralegals, expert witnesses, and support staff throughout the litigation process.
- Assisted in obtaining key evidence through efficient use of subpoenas duces tecum, requests for production, and interrogatories.
- Expedited contract drafting process by utilizing advanced research skills to gather pertinent information, increasing overall productivity.
- Improved the accuracy of contract reviews with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
- Supported the successful resolution of disputes through mediation or arbitration proceedings, coordinating schedules and preparing required materials.
- Supported case progression from inception through resolution, tracking all relevant timelines and deadlines; facilitated prompt communication among team members regarding updates or changes impacting the matter at hand.
- Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles, and codes.
- Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings and appeals.
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Weisser, Elazar & Kantor, PLLC.
05.2020 - 09.2024
- Assist 1 attorney with case load of about 75 active cases from inception through settlement
- Serve as client-attorney liaison, manage high-volume email, phone, correspondence, and scheduling
- Maintained litigation database with up-to-date client information and documentation
- Coordinated case scheduling, depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations and inspections with opposing counsel or corresponding party
- Calendar all deadlines and weekly/monthly reminders to make sure all deadlines were met
- Drafted legal documentation, correspondence, pleadings, discovery, motions, notices to the court, settlement documents, trial preparation (witness, exhibit lists etc.) and notarized legal documents
- Completely proficient at using Florida E-Filing system, Broward County scheduling & e-courtesy, Miami-Dade County scheduling & e-courtesy, Palm Beach County scheduling & e-courtesy, St
- Lucie County scheduling & e-courtesy, Duval County scheduling & e-courtesy, PACER, and Federal Court filings
Litigation Paralegal/ PIP Department
Morgan & Morgan
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Prepare and send demands for PIP and personal injury suits
- Prepare physical & electronic documents, initial discovery, complaint & summons to file suit
- Maintain constant, up to date and accurate calendaring of all deadlines, reminders, hearings and depositions
- Prepare all Notices, Motions, Orders and legal correspondence
- Keep constant communication with opposing counsel to set Motions for hearing, set depositions, agree on deadlines or even begin talk of settlement
- File documents via e-filing portal, submit Agreed Orders or schedule hearings via e-courtesy (CourtMaps or Court Management System)
- Handle file from inception through settlement
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
The Ferraro Law Firm
04.2016 - 03.2017
- Prepare and maintain a precise and elaborate monthly calendar for two senior attorneys
- Prepare and maintain an intricate excel chart of active cases on a monthly basis
- Conduct client interviews and maintain contact with clients
- Prepare legal documents, pleadings and correspondence
- File legal documents with various divisional courts in the state of Florida and save same to office database
- Review, summarize and prepare discovery
- Prepare 'Notice of Deposition', Schedule reporters, videographers & book venue
- Request transcript promptly after deposition
- Work closely with clients to book any and all travel arrangements for meetings, depositions, court appearances & preparation
- Performed legal research using Westlaw to obtain case law and Lexis/Nexis
- Recorded and monitored court appearance schedule, pleadings and filing requirements
- Kept an accurate record of billable time on each case, client, hearing, document preparation or investigative research to submit on a weekly basis
Workers Compensation Paralegal - NY
Pyrros & Serres, LLP
06.2012 - 01.2016
- Maintain accurate calendars of all appointments for five attorneys
- Answered a 12-line switchboard system while assisting clients
- Liaison between attorneys, clients, employers, health care providers, insurance claims adjusters, Witnesses, third party attorneys and the workers' compensation board
- Arrange medical evaluations, IME translation services, transportation and reimbursement services
- Worked with clients on a daily basis over the phone or in person to offer the utmost customer service and answer any of all questions to update them on case status
- Worked directly with insurance adjusters to obtain client awards and reimbursements
- Served as a reliable translator for all attorneys
- Established and Maintained a dependable relationship with all my clients
Education
Associates - Legal Studies
Berkeley College
New York, United StatesSkills
- Legal drafting
- Legal research proficiency
- Legal and court processes
- Court filing procedures
- Microsoft office Suite
- Motion preparation
- Trial preparation
- Problem-solving
Certification
CNP - Certified Notary Public
Timeline
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Pearl Capital Business Funding Funding LLC
10.2024 - 04.2025
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Weisser, Elazar & Kantor, PLLC.
05.2020 - 09.2024
Litigation Paralegal/ PIP Department
Morgan & Morgan
06.2018 - 02.2020
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
The Ferraro Law Firm
04.2016 - 03.2017
Workers Compensation Paralegal - NY
Pyrros & Serres, LLP
06.2012 - 01.2016
Associates - Legal Studies
Berkeley College
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