William Wilson
Senior Paralegal
Farmington,MO
Summary
Senior Paralegal Highly analytical and results-oriented Professional Paralegal with over 5 years of successfully navigating complex legal matters and multiple, simultaneous deadlines to provide expert legal assistance. Collaborative communicator; able to foster and maintain relationships across levels of the organization, amongst court and government officials, and with clients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR PARALEGAL
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
, Missouri
11.2020 - Current
- Served as a senior paralegal and provided administrative and legal services with a specialized knowledge in the area of bankruptcy
- Reviewed all incoming bankruptcy cases for abuse under title 11/13
- Completed factual research into public corporations, and corporate grievance
- Preformed extensive legal and legislative research
- Reviewed and analyzed complex financial documents
- Participated in case review meetings
- Managed high volume case load from start to finish
- Prepared pleadings, motions, and complaints to discharge.
LITIGATION PARALEGAL
KFORCE, Saint Charles
St. Louis, MO
01.2019 - 11.2020
- In consecutive roles, provide specialized paralegal support and assistance on variety of legal matters
- Conduct thorough research on regulatory, compliance, and legal matters
- Prepare legal documents, to include affidavits and review discovery, disposition, trial, and hearing instruments
- Thoroughly investigate facts and claims; research relevant case law and applicable precedents for timely resolution
- Maintain updated schedule and internal databases; reflect case status and properly code cases to streamline research
- File and organize documents, pleading panels, and follow up with attorneys and/or court for outstanding documents
- Update billing and/or timekeeping systems daily with all incurred billable hours
- Apply expert time management and prioritization skills to seamlessly manage daily workload, meet tight deadlines, and provide exceptional client service
- Appear in court proceedings as Expert Witness on behalf of organizations and in support of attorneys; attended four trials on behalf of Hamilton Weber
- Remain abreast Federal, State, and Local legislation developments and current case law to best support organizations
- Manage significant caseload at Hamilton Weber, including commercial and residential real estate transactions, condemnation, homeowners’ association representation, land use and development, real
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- Entrusted to support high-visibility, high-profile clients, to include major hospitals, casinos, local and county governments, and municipalities within St
- Louis area
- Gained significant knowledge and experience spanning construction litigation, class action defense, civil rights defense, commercial litigation, employment law defense, federal litigation, lender liability, medical malpractice defense, per injury defense, real estate litigation, workers’ compensation defense, and mediation
- Quickly learned medical record summarization process to expand service offerings at Hamilton Weber
- Offered subject matter expertise throughout overhaul and redesign of U.S
- Bank litigation system; support transition and presented key recommendations on system functionality
- Leveraged keen interpersonal skills to navigated clients through complex family law requirements at
PARALEGAL / HR GENERALIST
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc
Warrenton, MO
08.2016 - 09.2018
- Served in multifaceted role; oversaw HR and recruitment functions, managed volunteer services, and administered paralegal services on litigation, intellectual property, and corporate governance matters
- Offered comprehensive legal assistance on variety of matters
- Drafted legal documents and maintained case files for attorneys
- Managed entirety of recruitment process; created job postings, sourced and screened applicants, scheduled interviews, and processed new hires
- Wrote and instituted updated employee policies and procedures manual
- Managed interns from hire through to separation; liaised between interns and leadership to provide performance feedback and resolve concerns
- Entrusted to oversee organization volunteers; recruited new volunteers, identified volunteer opportunities, and set weekly volunteer schedule.
Paralegal Intern
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Maintained all litigation files and exhibits
- Drafted legal documents
- Adhered to state and federal E-filing compliance requirements
- Conducted close out procedures for case documents following court proceedings
- Attended court proceedings to provide ongoing assistance to Legal Counsel.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Western Legal Traditions
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2018
Certificate of Paralegal Studies -
Liberty University
Lynchburg VA06.2015
Skills
- Legal Research & Writing
- Legal Drafting & Documents
- Fact & Claim Investigation
- Case Management
- Corporate Law
- Risk Management
- E-filing, Filing, & Billing
- Relationship Management
- Corporate governance
- Blue-booking
- Strategic Planning
- Data & Research Analysis
- Litigation Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Technical Proficiencies
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe
- Lexis/Nexis
- Westlaw
- Legal Terminology
- Database Searching
- Summary Writing
- Bankruptcy Law
Timeline
SENIOR PARALEGAL
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
11.2020 - Current
LITIGATION PARALEGAL
KFORCE, Saint Charles
01.2019 - 11.2020
PARALEGAL / HR GENERALIST
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc
08.2016 - 09.2018
Paralegal Intern
Liberty University
03.2015 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Western Legal Traditions
Liberty University
Certificate of Paralegal Studies -
Liberty University