Amy D. Blair

469-***-**** or 214-***-**** ? acgq4g@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

Paralegal with many years of experience providing legal support and

research. Demonstrated expertise in both Plaintiff and Defense litigation

with emphasis on labor and employment law.

Areas of Expertise Include

Litigation Insurance Defense Civil Litigation MS Office Suite

Trial Preparation Labor Relations Deposition Summary Word Perfect

E-Discovery Electronic Filing Concordance WPM 80

Case Management Pro Mediations/Arbitrati Summation Notary Public

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Relevant Experience:

Contract Work, Paralegal/Legal Assistant, 5/2012 to Current

Assist with preparation of discovery, assist with trial preparation, e-

discovery and electronic filings. Prepare statements of position in

response to Administrative Agency's requests, manage litigation and

employment cases, and draft internal and external communication, medical

device litigation, preparing settlement packages for litigation, monitor

opposing counsel's work, document review, and scheduling mediations.

Robbie Malone, PLLC, Insurance Defense

Legal Secretary, 1/2012 - 5/2012

Supported the Partner and two Associates with administrative support,

filed pleadings in federal and state courts, researched local rules for

compliance purposes, drafted discovery and responses, scheduled

depositions, calendared deadline dates for responses due, prepared trial

notebooks, prepared mediation notebooks, communicated with opposing

counsel, clients and adjusters, made travel arrangements, ordered office

supplies, assisted the file clerk with updating active files, and assumed

the lead on special projects as needed.

Contract Work, Paralegal/Legal Assistant, 7/2010 - 1/2012

Assisted with preparation of discovery, and document review. Prepared

statements of position in response to charges of discrimination,

initiated internal investigations, managed litigation and employment

cases, drafted internal and external communication, document review,

labor grievances, scheduling mediations and other tasks as required.

Southern Methodist University, Plano, TX,

Administrative Assistant, Program in Counseling and Dispute Resolution,

5/2009 - 6/2010 Received referrals for mediation from courts, attorneys

and private parties, set-up mediations, collect funds, meet and greet

mediation participants, assisted mediator, reported mediation disposition

to courts, general relevant paperwork as needed. Scheduled classes for

five (5) terms in a graduate program, entered students grades, add/drop

students as requested, prepared refund paperwork, facilitated the

continuing education classes, registered participants, collected funds,

assisted instructors as needed.

Contract Work, Paralegal/Legal Assistant, 1/2008 - 4/2009

Assisted with preparation of discovery, e-discovery, and electronic

filings. Prepared statements of position in response to charges of

discrimination, managed litigation and employment cases, drafted internal

and external communication, document review, labor grievances, scheduling

mediations and other tasks as required.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

Paralegal, Litigation/Labor & Employment, 4/2004 - 12/2007

Monitored and confirmed effective services of process companywide,

developed spreadsheets for tracking deadlines and contact information.

Negotiated settlements in multi-state small claims court matters

resulting in a savings of attorneys' fees and costs. Investigated and

managed EEOC charges including preparation of position statements and

responding to administrative agency's requests. Provided legal assistance

to the garnishment department as needed, assisted on SEC, DOJ, and DOD

investigations. Interviewed employees and gathered information for

outside counsel enabling them to develop our defense. Played a key role

in design of litigation/labor and employment intranet, collaborating with

web developer to identify and define essential components of site

functionality. Drafted correspondence, and a proven track record of

accurately completing research, electronic discovery and reporting

information to management within demanding time frame. Assisted

attorneys with miscellaneous projects involving data gathering and

compliance monitoring. Participated in company sponsored mentoring

projects with various organizations.

Probation Monitoring & Assistance Services, Inc.

Office Manager/Legal Assistant - 4/2001 - 3/2004

Directed day-to-day operations, managed accounts payable and payroll.

Managed full time employees, assisted with trial preparation, interviewed

clients, coordinated court ordered community service classes and

implementation of devices to measure alcohol levels for clients. Drafted

and filed pleadings in the appropriate court and maintained attorney's

calendar and court appearances.

Gillespie, Rozen & Watsky

Legal Assistant/Labor & Employment - 3/1998 - 3/2001

Assisted with trial preparation, prepared trial notebooks, drafted and

filed pleadings, drafted and answered discovery, summarized deposition

transcripts, managed EEOC charges and case file on all clients, highly

focused and results oriented in supporting complex, deadline driven

operations, able to identify goals and prioritize and resolve issues in

initial states.

Education:

Collin County Community College District

Blackstone Career Institute - Paralegal Studies

VTI Institute for Paralegal Studies

Professional Organizations:

2013 JLTurner Legal Association - Paralegal Section Secretary

Member of Dallas Area Paralegal Association

Member of Texas State Bar Paralegal Section

Member of National Association of Legal Assistant

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