Litigation Paralegal

• Nov 2019 - Present

Legal Secretary

• Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

At Lawrence, Beach, I assisted two partners and two associates with their civil litigation practice. Among other things, I maintained deadline and appearance calendars, as well as drafted and modified as types of legal documentation. I am competent with the practice of e-filing/serving at the state, federal and appellate level. At Lawrence, Beach, I assisted two partners and two associates with their civil litigation practice. Among other things, I maintained deadline and appearance calendars, as well as drafted and modified as types of legal documentation. I am competent with the practice of e-filing/serving at the state, federal and appellate level.

Temporary Paralegal

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

Employed as a full-time temporary paralegal performing a all aspects of civil litigation including correspondence, pleadings and discovery. Employed as a full-time temporary paralegal performing a all aspects of civil litigation including correspondence, pleadings and discovery.

Temporary Legal Asssistant

• Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

I successfully completed my six month temporary assignment for the City Attorney's Office in Pasadena, CA. During that time I was able to successfully provide needed assistance to the attorneys and secretarial staff, I successfully completed my six month temporary assignment for the City Attorney's Office in Pasadena, CA. During that time I was able to successfully provide needed assistance to the attorneys and secretarial staff,

Paralegal and Legal Assistant

• 2014 - 2015

During my tenure, at Cellino and Barnes (a high profile New York-based firm), I was able to facilitate the organization and formation of their new Los Angeles-based satellite office. Concurrently, I was able to independently manage and maintain a continually expanding personal injury client case load (up to over one hundred individual case files). While at Cellino and Barnes I functioned as both the primary paralegal and legal (administrative) assistant for the attorney with the most seniority in the office. While in my position, I was successful in the amicable negotiation and settlement of a number of individual matters, including all the details relating to resolution. Show less

Litigation Paralegal

• 2003 - 2013

I worked for Gordon, Edelstein for a number of years. During that I time, I am proud to state that I was able to assist the firm in obtaining its largest monetary settlement in history of the firm. My involvement with this project (which lasted nearly seven years) included tracking, organization. analysis and summaries of thousands documents pertaining to over one hundred and fifteen individuals in a complex litigation matter against a well known multi-national corporation. In addition to this, I routinely assisted the firm in negotiation and settlements of other lawsuits, in the five to six figure range. I am competent in all aspects of personal injury litigation from initial case analysis, up to appeal. Show less