Experience

FeganScott

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal Manager

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Tampa, Florida, United States Part of a team of strong Paralegals: -Responsible for handling Paralegal case assignments and workloads (including back up and overflow); -Paralegal standards; -Paralegal training (internal and continuing education); -Paralegal performance evaluations; and -Paralegal case matter work.

• Paralegal

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Supporting multiple attorneys in a nationwide boutique law firm focusing on class actions, consumer fraud, discrimination, and antitrust violations. - Conducting legal research utilizing LexisNexis and Westlaw - Reviewing and analyzing local and judge's rules for various courts to obtain filing procedures and document requirements - Consulting potential clients to gather facts and briefing attorneys on facts found - Creating and managing various litigation and case status… Show more Supporting multiple attorneys in a nationwide boutique law firm focusing on class actions, consumer fraud, discrimination, and antitrust violations. - Conducting legal research utilizing LexisNexis and Westlaw - Reviewing and analyzing local and judge's rules for various courts to obtain filing procedures and document requirements - Consulting potential clients to gather facts and briefing attorneys on facts found - Creating and managing various litigation and case status spreadsheets - Tracking various case filing deadlines and managing court submissions - Updating matters with new filings and docket entries - Document review for purposes of discovery and data management - Various other paralegal duties as assigned



Court of Appeals Standing Committee of Rules of Practice and Procedure

• Paralegal/Executive Administrator

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  Annapolis, Maryland, United States (also remote) Duties included drafting, proofreading, formatting, cite checking, styling and editing new Rules, amendments to existing Rules, editing minutes of Committee meetings, memoranda, correspondence and other documents; advising the Chair or Director if the language, punctuation or formatting of a new proposal is inconsistent with existing Rules, preparing recommended reconciliations of those inconsistencies; preparing detailed, meticulously accurate analyses of the differences between current Rules… Show more Duties included drafting, proofreading, formatting, cite checking, styling and editing new Rules, amendments to existing Rules, editing minutes of Committee meetings, memoranda, correspondence and other documents; advising the Chair or Director if the language, punctuation or formatting of a new proposal is inconsistent with existing Rules, preparing recommended reconciliations of those inconsistencies; preparing detailed, meticulously accurate analyses of the differences between current Rules and proposed new Rules or amendments; researching via Westlaw and preparing conforming amendments following Rules revisions; maintaining comprehensive, complex computer and hard-copy files of Rules history and archives, as well as a library of legal research materials; accurately tracking Rules proposals before each of the 19 Subcommittees, the full Rules Committee and the Maryland Court of Appeals; after each legislative session, performing an initial screening and review of all bills that passed to assist the Chair and Director in identifying bills that may require an updating of the Maryland Rules (and bringing these bills to the attention of various Subcommittees); organizing and scheduling all Rules Committee meetings, all in-person and virtual meetings of the 19 Subcommittees, including distribution of Agendas and materials, reservations of facilities, notifications to consultants; maintaining attendance lists for all members of the Rules Committee and Subcommittees to determine eligibility for reappointment and to provide statistics to the Court of Appeals; managing the Rules Committee’s budget, procurement, expenses and reimbursements for Rules Committee operation, Rules Committee staff, Rules Committee members and consultants; among others. Show less



Integreon

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Proofreader/Copy Editor/Document Specialist

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2020

  (Remote Employee-dedicated to DLA Piper & Venable LLP Law Firms) Editing and proofreading legal documents for substance, grammar, citation accuracy and form. Checking citations in comparison to BlueBook style guidelines. Comparison editing. Drafting legal documents for supervisors and attorneys. Document management and superior document processing skills. Workflow Coordinator role includes setting up assignments for operators, task time estimates, assigning appropriate personnel to tasks and review of operators' production/work. Platforms include… Show more Editing and proofreading legal documents for substance, grammar, citation accuracy and form. Checking citations in comparison to BlueBook style guidelines. Comparison editing. Drafting legal documents for supervisors and attorneys. Document management and superior document processing skills. Workflow Coordinator role includes setting up assignments for operators, task time estimates, assigning appropriate personnel to tasks and review of operators' production/work. Platforms include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, WorkSite / DeskSite, Visio, among others. Show less



Venable LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Copy Editor/Proofreader

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2017

  Edited and proofread legal documents for substance, grammar, citation accuracy and form (patent and trademark, real estate, corporate, tax and wealth planning, estates and trusts, among other practice groups). Comparison edits. Drafted legal documents for supervisors and attorneys. Team lead reviewer and editor of firm's new software / work request portal.


The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Paralegal/Judicial Assistant (Office Manager)

  • Jun 2004 - Nov 2014


Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland

• Legal Administrator

  • Sep 1996 - Jun 2004

  Maryland