Untitled Document

• Court rules
• Legal research/case notes
• Witness interviews
• Drafting discovery/pleadings
• Case management
• Document review/production
• Document coding
• Legal/non-legal research
• Invoice tracking
• Document summaries
Legal Acumen
In-depth knowledge of legal proceedings, briefs, motions, client assessments, document reviews,
productions, privilege reviews, privilege logs
•
Assist attorneys with trial preparation, develop trial exhibits to motions and review/organize documents for
trial discovery.
•
Generate, type, format and edit letters, documents, motions, briefs, witness disclosures and discovery
pleadings
•
Handle general civil litigation in several areas with special emphasis in complex litigation, lawyer
malpractice, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance coverage
•
• Case management with supervision of various team members
• Mentor paralegal assistants while they train to become certified paralegals
Senior Paralegal
May 2010 to August 2011
Confidential,
– Seattle, Washington
Supported a firm of 12 attorneys in complex insurance coverage and personal injury cases. Drafted, organized
and reviewed discovery documents and production. Prepared witness, discovery, pleading, trial and exhibit
binders for oral argument and depositions. Interviewed medical malpractice experts and conducted detailed
research for medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Maintained invoice tracking spreadsheets for
insurance coverage cases.
Paralegal
March 2006 to April 2010
Confidential,
– Gig Harbor, Washington
• Paralegal in a small, three-attorney law firm.
Filing documents with various courts in various counties, file maintenance, calendaring due dates and
appointments with clients, communication with clients and other general tasks.
•
Attended document reviews and conducted the process of arranging documents for copying and production
in response to discovery requests.
•
• Witness interviews.
Case Management Paralegal
October 1997 to March 2006
Confidential,
– Tacoma, Washington
First assignment was assisting in preparing and trying a complicated air crash lawsuit in the United States
District Court at Tacoma.
•
Education
Affiliations
Skills
Subsequent to that, I worked on a large number of lawyer malpractice cases, complex business disputes,
and several cases involving bad faith allegations against insurance companies.
•
Assisted in defending the City of Tacoma against claims by the Skokomish Indian Tribe seeking 7.5 billion
in compensation for alleged violation of treaty rights spanning a period of over eighty years.
•
Handled five class action lawsuits for the Employment Group. This entailed extensive database upkeep,
witness interviews, deposition preparation of witnesses and non-stop telephone calls from class members
each day.
•
• Other duties: Asked to train new staff members in taking cold calls as well as other training as needed.
• Mentored a group of paralegal assistants while they trained to become certified paralegals.
• Member of the Employee Relations Committee.
Office Manager
April 1995 to August 1997
Confidential,
Tacoma, Washington
• Managed a staff of three in an office with four attorneys.
Hiring responsibilities, participation in the preparation of the budget for the Tacoma Office, approval and
payment of invoices, calendar control, billing responsibilities for large nationwide client as well as all other
aspects of office management duties.
•
• Instrumental in completely changing and organizing the filing system and streamlining procedures.
Various Law Firms – Seattle, Washington
Contract paralegal for complex insurance coverage cases.
Legal Secretary/Paralegal
Certificate
Small business college I attended while in my early 20\'s.
My education has been first hand experience in law firms since 1978, as a receptionist, legal secretary, paralegal
and office manager.
Former part-time instructor at Tacoma Community College in the Paralegal Program.
Former member of the Tacoma Community College Advisory Board for the Paralegal Program.
Guest speaker for Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association and Tacoma Community College.
Guest speaker for Institute for Paralegal Education.
Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, Summation, and Power Point. Some exposure to Relativity and
Concordance.

We provide IT Staff Augmentation Services!

Senior Paralegal Resume

WashingtoN

We'd love your feedback!

Resume Categories