Amber Rae Cigelske

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Monticello, MN 55362

763-***-**** (cell)

WORK HISTORY

Compliance Analyst - Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Saint Cloud,

MN Sept. 2007 - Present

? Identify and communicate changes to federal, state and local laws

that impact our products

? Conduct legal, transactional and compliance related research

? Draft text and business rules for new and existing products

? Provide compliance and technical support for compliance products to

internal and external customers

Paralegal - Hinshaw & Culbertson, Minneapolis, MN

Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2007

Area of Law: Insurance Coverage Defense

? Manage and maintain insurance coverage and litigation files for a

high profile client

? Assist attorneys in preparing for depositions, mediations,

arbitrations and trials

? Review and maintain document imaging database for efficient

document retrieval

Paralegal - Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN

Sept. 2003 - Feb. 2004

Area of Law: Business Litigation and Intellectual Property

? Assist attorneys, paralegals and staff to analyze, develop and

litigate major cases

? Plan, facilitate the preparation of and prepare litigation

documents, including discovery documents, motion

documents and trial documents

? Organize and maintain case materials using traditional legal filing

and electronic document management systems

Paralegal - Larson King, St. Paul, MN

Oct. 2001 - Aug. 2003

Area of Law: Products Liability and Insurance Defense

? Assist attorneys, paralegals and staff to analyze, develop and

litigate major cases

? Plan, facilitate the preparation of and prepare litigation

documents, including discovery documents, motion

documents and trial documents

? Organize and maintain case materials using traditional legal filing

and electronic document management systems

? Conduct research and gather information using general and legal

research tools

Paralegal - Leonard, Street and Deinard, Minneapolis, MN

July 1998 - Jan. 2001

Area of Law: Business Litigation

? Assist attorneys, paralegals and staff to analyze, develop and

litigate major cases

? Plan, facilitate the preparation of and prepare litigation

documents, including discovery documents, motion

documents and trial documents

? Conduct research and gather information using general and legal

research tools

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word, Excel, Access, Visio, PowerPoint, Team Foundation Server,

Project Server Summation, Westlaw, DB Textworks/InMagic, Concordance,

Discovery Pro

EDUCATION

Winona State University

Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies

August 1997

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