Litigation Paralegal Financial Reporting

CAROLYN PARRISH

***** **** ****** **** ****, FL *3523 ● ad2hro@r.postjobfree.com ● 352-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Litigation Paralegal, June 2023-Present

Manage all ECF notices for bankruptcy and related adversary proceedings including download, distribution to team, save to iManage, and calendaring

Prepare and effect all notices of hearing and proofs of service per Court directive

Draft discovery requests/responses; identify and complete document production using Relativity

Draft and prepare shell documents for pleadings in adversary proceedings

Gather financial reporting and prepare submissions for Chapters 7 and 11 bankruptcies, prepare and file proofs of claim, and prepare and file applications for the benefit of creditors

Foley & Lardner, Tampa, FL

Litigation Paralegal, Jan. 2022 – Present

Prepare and maintain daily docketing calendar for construction defense team; Research and collect all documents for new intake of letters of representation and 558 notices of claim

Research all relevant property records in preparation for downstream/tender letters; prepare mediation notices and downstream / tender letters including service via TitanFile

Oversee/handle American Arbitration Association inbox handling 4,000+ claims

Communicate with insurance adjusters regarding Lennar construction defect additional insured coverage

Banker Lopez Gassler, Tampa, FL

Litigation Paralegal, May 2021 – Jan. 2022

Oversaw 20+ cases in defense of multiple insurance company claims; maintained daily billing of 6.5+ hours in accordance with specific billing requirements; conducted pre-suit collection of medical documents to prepare medical chronologies and specials charts

Prepared discovery responses including defendant interviews and obtained all documents; studied and evaluated opposing party’s discovery responses and claims files to identify necessary subpoenas duces tecum without deposition

Law Offices of Arthur K. Smith, Allen, TX

Litigation Paralegal, May 2020 – Feb. 2021

Prepared pleadings/discovery draft shells and made revisions in commercial litigation and general liability matters

Prepared notices of deposition and handled all related arrangements including pulling and organizing all exhibits

Extensively proofread and formatted all pleadings including Tables of Contents and Authorities and hyperlinks to ensure compliance with local rules

Prepare subpoenas for records; effected all electronic filings and service of discovery; prepared and electronically filed documents for removal to federal court including Notice of Removal, Notice of Filing Removal, Certificate of Interested Persons, Index (with lower court pleadings), and Civil Cover Sheet(s)

Beacon Hill, Dallas, TX

McGuire Craddock Strother

Litigation Paralegal (Contract), February 2020 – June 2020

Supported named partner in his bankruptcy and commercial litigation practice

Worked with support staff to oversee specials documents; monitored receipt of documents and followed up as needed; reconciled medical bills received in discovery or via subpoena; advised attorneys of necessary authorizations to complete document collection

Highlighted pertinent information for medical chronologies for attorney review

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Litigation Assistant (Contract), Oct. 2019 – February 2020

Worked with litigation trial team preparing attorneys through all pre-trial submissions; collaborated with other paralegals on all attorney requests regarding experts; effected deposition designations

Mullin Rybicki, Dallas, TX

Litigation and Trademark Prosecution Paralegal, October 2018 – October 2019

Supported Head of Litigation in all aspects of commercial litigation matters in state and federal court from inception of case through trial including preparation of all shells of petitions/complaints, discovery, motions, pre-trial, and trial documents

Managed and oversaw trademark prosecution docket; calculated and input docketing dates in Outlook and Clio

Gathered all specimens for Sections 8 & 15, and 9 & 10 filings to upload USPTO online portal

Communicated with clients at directive of attorneys regarding new documents and filings as well as other relevant information

Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, Dallas, TX

Senior Litigation Paralegal/Collections Analyst, July 2017 – September 2018

Worked on team of a senior partner in asbestos-related litigation which included assignment of all incoming client/matter numbers, organization of pleadings, drafting form and special discovery requests and responses, electronic court filing/service of all documents in which firm is local counsel

Monitored aged receivable report as well as review/revisions of all pre bills in accordance with insurance carrier billing guidelines; independently managed formulation and submission of invoice appeals to recover rejected and reduced fees/costs after original submission of firm invoice

Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP, Dallas, TX

Litigation Paralegal (Commercial, Insurance Defense, Employment, and IP), March 2014 – October 2016

Reported to and supported Head of Litigation Practice Group

Under attorney supervision, effected all preparation and revisions to key pleading submissions which entailed detailed proofreading, Westlaw shepherdizing reports, creation of styles in Word for universal consistency, generation of table of authorities with hyperlinking, adhering to specific templates used in California pursuant to local court rules

Provided specific support regarding patent local rules; extensive formatted, proofread, and revised invalidity contentions and claim construction briefs and charts

Prepared discovery responses in commercial and employment litigation

Provided extensive trial preparation support to attorneys before, during and after trial including case pull of cases, articles, and other legal authorities for post-trial submissions, supported attorneys with tasks such client billing, conflict checks, opening new client/matters, resolving third-party vendor invoices, and any other miscellaneous requests

Research and acquisition of proficiency of local rules and procedures in jurisdictions outside of Texas

Fish & Richardson, LLP, Dallas, TX

IP/Trademark/Commercial Litigation Paralegal, July 2010 – February 2014

Prepared all documents necessary for state and federal court filings and effected the same; collected and created PDF versions of all exhibits for both sealed and unsealed filings including appendices

Extensive proofreading of all briefs integrating Blue Book rules for case citations

Docketing in ProLaw and Outlook with reminders

Planned and prepared for depositions including the notices, location, travel, and court reporting services

Assisted attorneys with pre-trial submissions

Handled all third-party invoices

Assisted with patent prosecution projects with USPTO site

Latham & Watkins, LLP, Chicago, IL

Intellectual Property / Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant, December 2003 – October 2009

Supported one intellectual property partner, one commercial litigation partner, and two transactional associates

Independently prepared documents for state and federal court filings, worked closely with Docket Department in accurate calendaring

Extensive revision of litigation and transactional documents including redlining, styles, marking and generation of tables of contents and authorities, and proofreading

Monthly review, revision, reconciliation, and creation of partner billing of $20 million annually

Updated client reporting and budgets in Serengeti billing application; assisted partner with international billing to French client by interpreting and translating billing entries from French to English

EDUCATION

Collin College, Plano, TX

Audit of French Courses, 2015

Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Studies in Mathematics/Computer Science, 1988-1990

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

B.A. in Viola, 1980-1983

ORGANIZATIONS, SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skills: Maintain annual 1,700 billable hours; Excellent typing skills (100+ wpm) and outstanding verbal and written skills. High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, CompuLaw docketing system, USPTO, PACER, ECF, Carpe Diem, Juris attorney time entry, Lex Machina, eSpaceNet, Relativity, Westlaw, Lexis, CourtLink, iManage, ProLaw, Innova numbering, and DM document management system

Interests: Violist in Dade City Symphony Orchestra (a non-profit organization for the betterment of musical enrichment in the community); Volunteer at Gulfside Hospice Thrift Store (a non-profit organization designed to generate revenue for families in financial need for care of their loved one)

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