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Skills

  • Accuracy in legal documentation and filing
  • Complex litigation support
  • Deposition summary creation
  • Discovery coordination and production
  • Team building
  • Understands confidentiality
  • Contract drafting and review
  • Communications
  • RFI Scanners
  • Marital settlement agreements

Work Experiences

  • Boosted team productivity by 78% over 2020.
  • Organized and prepared case exhibits and evidence for the trial.
  • Was in charge of drafting motions, briefs, and other legal documents for the litigation process.
  • Collaborated with opposing counsel on discovery agreements.
  • Communicated with attorneys and external stakeholders.
  • Wrote correspondence and initiative documentation, then sent everything to the right people.
  • Investigated torts, personal injury, and contract causes and remedies, as well as cases and claims, damages, losses, adjudication, and settlement formalities.
  • Collaborated with attorneys to compose detailed litigation strategies, contributing to a Innovation Award-winning legal case.
  • Arranged travel for a law firm with 11 Lead Paralegals, using category and standard web sites to find the best deals.
  • Collaborated with opposing counsel on discovery agreements and production schedules, streamlining the process and avoiding sanctions by 4.

Summaries

  • When it comes to preparing case files, investigating issues, and producing legal paperwork, I'm meticulous and methodical.
  • Risk assessment Committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth, with a proven ability to build effective teams.
  • Method, system, and program are all available.
  • Organizing exhibits and filing pleadings for program cases are part of my background.
  • Looking forward to taking on a new challenge with a successful team.
  • Team player who is knowledgeable in cross-functional collaboration.
  • Jira and ServiceNow experts with exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Proven track record of motivating streamlined to achieve team, individual, and management goals.
  • Stakeholder engagement in standard settings and budget management in project management settings.
  • Lead Paralegal is a hardworking and dependable Lead Paralegal who excels at quality assurance and data analysis.

Accomplishments

  • Designed and implemented a workflow that enhanced communication between law departments, leading to case processing time being reduced by 54%.
  • Managed a docket of over 2 concurrent cases, ensuring timely filing of all motions, discovery notices, and other legal responses.
  • Collaborated with litigation attorneys to generate persuasive trial documents, summaries, and affidavits that directly resulted in winning 43% of cases handled.
  • Provided detailed legal support in complex transactional matters including contract reviews and due diligence, resulting in quicker case resolutions for Harbor & Co..
  • Successfully managed all phases of case preparation and trial support, including legal documentation and witness coordination for 2 cases per year.
  • Implemented firm-wide guidelines for electronic discovery (eDiscovery), improving compliance across 7 departments and enhancing data protection procedures.
  • Prepared and managed multi-jurisdictional legal filings in federal, state, and local courts, ensuring compliance with specific filing requirements in 3 different jurisdictions.
  • Drafted and processed legal agreements including contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and settlement documents under tight deadlines for Meridian.
  • Developed a legal database system that improved case reference retrieval speed by 30% and resulted in more efficient trial preparations.
  • Spearheaded the transition to a new case management software, leading to a reduction in administrative workload by 83% and improved case tracking.

Affiliations

  • Member, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Paralegal Division
  • Attendee, LegalTech Conference standard
  • Active Member, International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA)
  • Certified in Legal Software Power BI, 2018
  • Graduate, Advanced Litigation Paralegal Certification 2020
  • Membership, American Association of Certified Paralegals (AACP)
  • Certified in Document Management & Retention, program, 2022
  • Enrolled, Legal Technology Skills Program - Certified by Workday 2024
  • Certified Paralegal (CP), National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
  • Certified Legal Project Manager, metric, 2018

Certifications

  • Legal Project Management (LPM) Certification – Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certificate in Legal Technology and Innovation – Suffolk University Law School
  • Salesforce
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Cybersecurity for Legal Professionals Certificate – Lakeside Partners
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
  • Association for Project Management (APM)
  • Information Governance Professional (IGP) - ARMA International

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