Penny Bassounas

**** ******* *****, *********, ** 89052

610-***-**** ab9x17@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMmary

Paralegal with 20 years of experience seeking to broaden learned skills to effectively serve as an

administrator in education or as an administrative benefactor within a nonprofit organization.

Professional experience includes service with the U.S. Government and public/private

corporations. Possesses excellent and advanced technical proofreading, writing and editing skills.

Superior interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Detail oriented with a proactive

approach to problem solving. Skilled in prioritizing and multitasking tasks to consistently produce

high quality results within established time constraints. Extremely organized, personable,

outgoing and able to relate to people diverse cultures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CACI Arlington, VA (Classified) February 2010-June 2013

The Experts Alexandria, VA (Classified) July 2008-February 2010

Paralegal/Legal Assistant under US Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) Contract

• Assisted in two high-profile multiyear litigation suits against leading financial institutions

worldwide

• Analyzed non-public, technical financial discovery data in a litigation.

• Reviewed and prioritized discovery data while assisting DOJ attorneys in deposition, pretrial

meetings, and trial.

• Reviewed and analyzed documents gathered in investigations, including but not limited to, FBI

interviews/depositions, OS, and internal documents.

• Transcribed audio tapes for trial evidence presentations.

• Conducted research on internal database files, and reviewed and coded e-mails and other

documents via Relativity.

Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, LLP Landmark Legal - San Jose, CA 01/2008 - 04/2008

Patent Paralegal

Contract

• Reviewed witness statements for exhibits.

• Searched concordance database for said exhibits.

• Scanned, created and renamed PDF files.

• Reviewed and prepared trial exhibits for senior patent attorneys.

Jurisstaff, Pepper Hamilton, LLP - Philadelphia, PA 08/2004 - 07/2007

Document Review Paralegal, Health Effects Litigation

Contract

• Organized litigation files in the final review of documents for responsiveness and privilege in

preparation of complex litigation.

• Trained staff of initial reviewers and performed quality control checks for discovery

documentation. Assisted clients seeking Social Security disability benefits.

Allstate Insurance Company 11/1996 - 07/2004

Litigation Paralegal Philadelphia, PA

• Assisted attorneys with trial preparation.

• Prepared witnesses for depositions, arbitrations and trials.

• Assisted clients with answers to Interrogatories.

• Monitored discovery, summarized and analyzed answers to Interrogatories, medical records and

depositions of plaintiffs.

• Drafted legal documents and organized new case files.

EDUCATIOn

Drexel University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

The Career Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate

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