Elsa Camargo
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P. O. Box ***** 323-***-**** -
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Los Angeles, CA 900**-****-***-
Education
UCLA Litigation Paralegal Program - ABA-Approved Litigation Paralegal
Certificate - Los Angeles, CA
USC School of Theatre, B.A. Theatre Arts - Los Angeles, CA
Experience
Summarizing depositions from home, Los Angeles, CA 8/6/12
- Present
United Disability Lawyers Group, East Providence, RI
1/2012 - 7/31/12
Paralegal
o Assessed eligibility for Social Security Disability
Benefits
o Completed Social Security Disability forms for clients
o Obtained medical records buttressing disability
o Continued client support until final disposition
Friedenthal, Heffernan & Klein, LLP, Pasadena, CA 1/2010 -
11/2011
Paralegal
o Summarized depositions and interrogatories
o Assembled trial exhibit binders
o Indexed and summarized documents
Matrix Legal, Los Angeles, CA 2/2008
- 9/2009
Office of the General Counsel of the University of Southern California
Paralegal
o Reviewed documents for relevance and privilege
o Data entry using USC software and Excel
Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami, Van Nuys, CA 10/2004 -
12/2007
Paralegal
o Researched and summarized FDA labeling procedures
o Created protocol to retain clients in class action lawsuits
o Drafted interrogatories, responded to discovery requests
Robert Half Legal, Los Angeles, CA
1/2001 - 9/2004
Paralegal
o Worked on document production assignments at O'Melveny &
Meyers, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Irell & Manella.
Skills:
o Microsoft Office Suite Professional
o Prevail
o Secretarial Skills
o Typing 65 WPM
o Shorthand/Fast Notes 60 WPM
o Administrative Experience
o Document Review Experience