Senior Paralegal

• Jun 2021 - Present

Manage over 70 active litigation cases. Monitor deadlines and appearances for partner, shareholder and associates. Subpoena and analyze records. Work up cases for trial preparation, mediation and depositions. Manage over 70 active litigation cases. Monitor deadlines and appearances for partner, shareholder and associates. Subpoena and analyze records. Work up cases for trial preparation, mediation and depositions.

Certified Paralegal

• Sep 2020 - Present

Certified Paralegal

• Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

Paralegal

• Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

Paralegal

• Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

Senior Paralegal

• Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

Collaborate with attorneys in growing litigation practice, working closely with large corporations in the Silicon Valley and their general counsel. Conduct trial preparation six weeks before trial to include manage over 900 trial exhibits containing over 30,000 pages of case exhibits. Conduct legal research of case law, statutes, regulations, and UCC filings with Secretary of State and/or the EDGAR system. Summarize depositions, prepare trial presentations, document review to include all documents relevant to disclose and to prepare witness depositions. Manage personnel and assignments in meeting the clients' needs. Maintain organization in complex cases by meeting court-imposed deadlines and client needs such as, quarterly status reports to include budgets and meeting litigation guidelines. Show less

Senior Paralegal

• May 2014 - Jun 2015

Gathered and analyzed information, summarized depositions, document production. Prepared timelines and chronology. Reviewed documents in preparation of title opinions. Gathered and analyzed information, summarized depositions, document production. Prepared timelines and chronology. Reviewed documents in preparation of title opinions.

Senior Paralegal

• Jan 2011 - May 2014

Work in conjunction with shareholder and associate with management of law practice in litigation, to include election law matters. Implement procedures to determine witnesses who were instructed to sign a petition to recall, interview witnesses, and provide oral testimony as to the methods utilized in this strategic design of obtaining the information for this project. Gather and analysis of factual information, including preparing files for trial, mediation, discovery process, document retention and retrieval. Summarize depositions, request and manage medical and employment records, prepare medical chronologies. Show less

Paralegal

• Mar 2009 - Dec 2010

Review and analysis of claims of withdrawal liability under pension and health care funds governed under ERISA. Review and analysis of dissolution documents as they provide for Qualified Domestic Relation Orders. Research pension members family members in order to commence collection proceedings and/or installment plans for the repayment of pensions received by decedent's family members. Prepare documents for efiling in federal courts. Legal research, cite checking, and shepardizing. Review and analysis of claims of withdrawal liability under pension and health care funds governed under ERISA. Review and analysis of dissolution documents as they provide for Qualified Domestic Relation Orders. Research pension members family members in order to commence collection proceedings and/or installment plans for the repayment of pensions received by decedent's family members. Prepare documents for efiling in federal courts. Legal research, cite checking, and shepardizing.

Senior Paralegal

• Jul 2005 - Mar 2009

Manage all aspects of trial practice, including discovery and law and motion, legal research, and calendaring and deadline maintenance. Apply extensive computer skills in word processing and a variety of legal database and calendaring software, as well as document scanning and loading to facilitate legal filings and other digital exchanges of information. Implement new legal software programs, to meet attorneys' needs in order facilitate new concepts required by clients. Manage all aspects of trial practice, including discovery and law and motion, legal research, and calendaring and deadline maintenance. Apply extensive computer skills in word processing and a variety of legal database and calendaring software, as well as document scanning and loading to facilitate legal filings and other digital exchanges of information. Implement new legal software programs, to meet attorneys' needs in order facilitate new concepts required by clients.

Senior Paralegal

• Aug 2001 - Feb 2005

Managed approximately 80 active workers’ compensation and litigation files; obtained necessary records to comply with statutory deadlines; scheduled depositions, hearings, pre-hearing conferences; constant communication with insurance adjusters, clients and medical personnel as required; case management for voluminous medical records/disclosure documents to maintain file management. Maintain case management for construction defect case which have multiple defendants including subcontractors, and keep control of all players and documents involved. Show less

Certified Paralegal

• Aug 1993 - Aug 2001

Managed and assisted with litigation files; trial preparation and trial attendance; obtained necessary records to comply with statutory deadlines; scheduled depositions, hearings, pre-hearing conferences; constant communication with insurance adjusters, clients and medical personnel as required; surpassed 135 hour monthly billing requirement; and provided case management for voluminous medical records/disclosure documents to maintain file management. Managed and assisted with litigation files; trial preparation and trial attendance; obtained necessary records to comply with statutory deadlines; scheduled depositions, hearings, pre-hearing conferences; constant communication with insurance adjusters, clients and medical personnel as required; surpassed 135 hour monthly billing requirement; and provided case management for voluminous medical records/disclosure documents to maintain file management.