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Skills

  • Client care with fast response time
  • Litigation support
  • Transcription experience
  • Civil law
  • Settlement Negotiation
  • Client relationship management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Budgets
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Contract drafting and review

Work Experiences

  • Compiled and organized over 18 terabytes of data.
  • Assisted partners in high-profile class-action lawsuits by compiling discovery documents and coordinating expert depositions.
  • Oversaw day-to-day legal activities for framework office with 12 attorneys, such as subpoena services.
  • In charge of billable hour tracking, payroll, client invoicing, and schedules for 6-attorney office.
  • Oversaw the scheduling of 6 attorneys' appointments and made adjustments and changes using the Workday application.
  • Conducted extensive research and distilled the findings into an informative summary for review.
  • Achieved 61% reduction in clerical errors.
  • Benefited operations in Boston.
  • Achieved favorable settlement of 65% cases.
  • Developed and managed up to 6 program cases over a 18 months.

Summaries

  • Drafting legal documents, scheduling appointments, managing client files, and interacting with clients are all skills I have.
  • Executive paralegal with extensive experience in keeping department operations running smoothly and teams productive.
  • Executive Paralegal with 11 years of progressive program performance, pursuing initiative in Legal.
  • Avoided costly trials.
  • Skilled in conducting legal research, gathering witness statements, and organizing files.
  • Working with program populations to optimize representation is part of my background.
  • Accomplished Executive Paralegal with demonstrated success in mentoring and training junior paralegals, achieving Employee of the Year recognition for highest team retention rate in 2023.
  • Executive Paralegal with extensive experience writing, organizing, and managing cases involving metric and procedure law.
  • Executive Paralegal is a multi-talented Executive Paralegal who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.

Accomplishments

  • Coordinated between legal teams, clients, and third-party vendors for a more efficient arbitration process, reducing overall case duration by 12 months.
  • Optimized contract review processes, reducing approval timelines by 27% and ensuring legal compliance across all departments.
  • Negotiated early resolutions in high-profile arbitration cases, securing a settlement outcome that saved clients $6.
  • Played a significant role in advocating for clients in negotiations, securing favorable outcomes in litigation settlements totaling $13.
  • Researched and compiled data on standard, assisting counsel in preparing for successful trial outcomes in complex federal cases.
  • Managed a portfolio of over 4 federal and state litigation cases, streamlining document processing, and reducing case preparation time by 82%.
  • Maintained constant communication with clients, ensuring they were adequately informed during all stages of litigation, which improved client retention by 15%.
  • Led paralegal support for attorneys during trial, managing logistics and ensuring all trial materials were efficiently organized and accessible.
  • Conducted thorough legal research, providing invaluable support on complex regulatory matters resulting in positive outcomes in 9 litigation cases.
  • Developed and conducted legal training sessions for junior staff on legal research processes and best practices, facilitating a 48% increase in legal research efficiency.

Affiliations

  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • Rotary International
  • Jaycees
  • The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
  • Freemason
  • Member, Committee on Litigation and Legal Evidence, ABA
  • Project Management Institute
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Legal Compliance Division
  • State Bar Association - Affiliate Member (Paralegal Division)
  • American Medical Informatics Association

Certifications

  • Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA) by American Bankers Association (ABA)
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Electronic Discovery Specialist (CEDS)
  • Certified Arbitration Specialist by metric
  • Legal Software Proficiency Certification: QuickBooks (Clio, Relativity, Trial Director)
  • Legal Research Specialist Certification (LRS)
  • Certified Litigation Support Professional (CLSP)
  • E-Discovery Practitioner Certification (EDP) by Brightline

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