CHRISTINE E. ALEJO

Telephone: 646-***-**** ~ E-Mail: acgsyo@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Nelson Brown & Company, LLC, New York, NY 3/2014- 9/2014

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance/Reinsurance Regulation Litigation -Defense

* Conducted background investigations on plaintiffs and involved parties

* Researched law including local and state rules and regulations

* Drafted discovery demands and responses at all stages of litigation

* Bluebooking and cite checking briefs and motions

* Reviewed deposition transcripts and prepared digest of relevant testimony

* Analyzed materials to be bate stamped and redacted in production using e-discovery

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and Freidman, LLP, New York, NY 9/2013- 2/2014

Paralegal - Corporate, Entertainment Law, Mass Tort, Toxic Tort, Product Liability, Employment Practice, Insurance, Real Estate, Matrimonial and Family, Patent and Trademark,-Defense

* Organized exhibits, trial notebooks and witness designations for trial

* Maintained and organized case file materials using Hummingbird/Edocs and Sharepoint

* Analyzed documents produced and created logs

Mendes & Mount, LLP, New York, NY 8/2008- 5/2013

Senior Litigation Paralegal - Aviation, General liability, Marines, Professional Liability, Property, Insurance/ Reinsurance-Defense and Plaintiff

* Attended trials, arbitrations, and prepared exhibits for attorney reference

* Reviewed and analyzed subpoenaed medical records and surgical reports for discovery

* Managed firm’s calendar and all pleadings in litigation matter using MA3000

* E-filed in state and federal courts

* Electronically monitored and tracked all firm’s ECF notifications

* Served as Spanish interpreter liaison on behalf of clients and attorneys

* Established and maintained professional relationship with court personnel and vendors

Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass, LLP, New York, NY 4/2006-8/2008

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance/ Reinsurance, General Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Asbestos- Defense

* Managed paralegals, delegated work load and coordinated all aspects of production

* Maintained, managed and organized physical evidence and vast trial exhibits

White, Fleischner & Fino LLP, New York, NY 1/2004-12/2005

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance/ Reinsurance, Personal Injury and Property Damage Liability, Medical Malpractice- Defense and Plaintiff

* Worked with experts and witnesses to prepare them for depositions, hearings and trials

* Provided Spanish interpretation in verbal and written form to clients and attorneys

EDUCATION:

* John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies

* Minor in Public Administration GPA: 3.4

SKILLS/ LANGUAGES/ CERTIFICATION:

* Proficient in E-Filing, E-discovery, Elite, trial software, Relativity, Concordance, Summation, IPRO, Westlaw, LexisNexis, ECF/ PACER, Nuance, Livenote, ProLaw, Case Notebook, Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

* Bilingual - Spanish

* Notary Public

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