Penny Bassounas
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610-***-**** **********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMmary
Paralegal with 20 years of experience seeking to broaden learned skills to effectively serve as an
administrator in education or as an administrative benefactor within a nonprofit organization.
Professional experience includes service with the U.S. Government and public/private
corporations. Possesses excellent and advanced technical proofreading, writing and editing skills.
Superior interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Detail oriented with a proactive
approach to problem solving. Skilled in prioritizing and multitasking tasks to consistently produce
high quality results within established time constraints. Extremely organized, personable,
outgoing and able to relate to people diverse cultures.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CACI Arlington, VA (Classified) February 2010-June 2013
The Experts Alexandria, VA (Classified) July 2008-February 2010
Paralegal/Legal Assistant under US Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) Contract
• Assisted in two high-profile multiyear litigation suits against leading financial institutions
worldwide
• Analyzed non-public, technical financial discovery data in a litigation.
• Reviewed and prioritized discovery data while assisting DOJ attorneys in deposition, pretrial
meetings, and trial.
• Reviewed and analyzed documents gathered in investigations, including but not limited to, FBI
interviews/depositions, OS, and internal documents.
• Transcribed audio tapes for trial evidence presentations.
• Conducted research on internal database files, and reviewed and coded e-mails and other
documents via Relativity.
Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, LLP Landmark Legal - San Jose, CA 01/2008 - 04/2008
Patent Paralegal
Contract
• Reviewed witness statements for exhibits.
• Searched concordance database for said exhibits.
• Scanned, created and renamed PDF files.
• Reviewed and prepared trial exhibits for senior patent attorneys.
Jurisstaff, Pepper Hamilton, LLP - Philadelphia, PA 08/2004 - 07/2007
Document Review Paralegal, Health Effects Litigation
Contract
• Organized litigation files in the final review of documents for responsiveness and privilege in
preparation of complex litigation.
• Trained staff of initial reviewers and performed quality control checks for discovery
documentation. Assisted clients seeking Social Security disability benefits.
Allstate Insurance Company 11/1996 - 07/2004
Litigation Paralegal Philadelphia, PA
• Assisted attorneys with trial preparation.
• Prepared witnesses for depositions, arbitrations and trials.
• Assisted clients with answers to Interrogatories.
• Monitored discovery, summarized and analyzed answers to Interrogatories, medical records and
depositions of plaintiffs.
• Drafted legal documents and organized new case files.
EDUCATIOn
Drexel University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Career Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate