Saeho Yi
*** ***** ***** ( Bloomingdale, IL ***** ( 630-***-**** (
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Bar Admission
Illinois, 2007
Education
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
Juris Doctor, May 2006
Honors in Legal Research and Writing; Honors in Introduction to
Advocacy; Frederick Green Moot Court Competition; ABA Client
Counseling Competition; ABA Mock Negotiation Competition
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, March 2003
Dean's List, all quarters; General Honors
Experience
Various Agencies, Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, May 2007 - Present
Analyzed documents for responsiveness, confidentiality, and other
issues as part of large-scale, electronic document review projects;
routinely selected to conduct higher-level review, including privilege
applicability and quality control; served in leadership roles,
including project management that entailed developing and executing
review strategy and supervising teams of attorneys
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Research Assistant to Professor Tom Ginsburg, Summer 2006
Analyzed the constitutions of various nations as part of the Cline
Center for Democracy's Comparative Constitutions Project
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Research Assistant to Professor A. Bryan Endres, Summer 2005
Researched intellectual property rights in the field of agricultural
biotechnology; contributed research for a legal journal article
Singleton Law Firm, P.C., Champaign, Illinois
Legal Intern, Summer 2005
Researched a range of subject matters and prepared various documents,
including trademark applications, material for a patent application,
and a commercial contract
Child Support, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Judicial Intern, Summer 2004
Drafted memoranda on domestic relations issues, including the
termination of parental rights, due process concerns, and divorce;
reviewed pleadings and motions; drafted visitation and child support
orders
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
Research Assistant to Professor Michael Murray, Summer 2004
Researched insurance law cases and prepared a report detailing
significant developments
Affiliations and Involvement
Chicago Bar Association; Chicago Volunteer Legal Services; Korean American
Bar Association; Korean American Community Services Legal Clinic
Detailed Contract Attorney Experience
Genentech (through Axiom Global/LawyerLink), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, June - Present
Reviewed documents for relevancy, privilege, and confidentiality as
part of a pharmaceutical patent infringement case; performed quality
control and assisted with other discovery matters
Inventus (through Axiom Global/LawyerLink), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, June - July 2011
Reviewed documents for relevancy, privilege, and confidentiality for a
trademark infringement case; served in a leadership role that entailed
mentoring junior attorneys, conducting quality control, and assisting
with other discovery matters
Abbott Laboratories (through Axiom Global/LawyerLink), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, June 2011
Reviewed documents for relevancy, privilege, and confidentiality for a
patent infringement case involving the pharmaceutical industry; served
in a leadership role that encompassed mentoring junior attorneys and
conducting quality control
Amgen (through Special Counsel), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, December 2009 - June 2011
Reviewed documents for relevancy, privilege, and confidentiality as
part of a criminal investigation involving the pharmaceutical industry
Abbott Laboratories (through LawyerLink LLC), Chicago, Illinois
Assistant Project Manager, June - November 2009
Managed team workflow and coordinated quality control efforts for an
electronic document review project concerning patent issues in a
pharmaceutical matter
Kimberly-Clark (through LawyerLink LLC), Chicago, Illinois
Assistant Project Manager, April - June 2009
Developed and executed strategy for an electronic document review
project relating to a patent and trademark infringement case; managed
team workflow and coordinated quality control
Kimberly-Clark (through LawyerLink LLC), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, December 2008 - April 2009
Reviewed documents as part of an Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission investigation detailing numerous characteristics, including
responsiveness, privilege, and subject matter; served in a leadership
role that entailed mentoring junior attorneys, collaborating with
other leaders on review strategy, and conducting quality control
Goodwin Procter LLP (through JurisClerks), Naperville, Illinois
Contract Attorney, August - November 2008
Examined various technical documents for relevancy and privilege in a
patent litigation case concerning semiconductor technology
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (through LawyerLink LLC), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, July - August 2008
Analyzed documents for relevancy and privilege as part of a Securities
and Exchange Commission investigation involving the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (through Special Counsel), Chicago,
Illinois
Contract Attorney, June 2008
Reviewed documents in an insurance case for relevancy and
confidentiality
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (through LawyerLink LLC), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, February - June 2008
Examined documents for relevancy and confidentiality for an antitrust case
involving the medical industry; selected based on work quality to perform
quality control and conduct privilege review
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (through LegalPeople), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, August 2007
Examined and redacted confidential information contained in employment-
related documents
Jones Day (through Special Counsel), Chicago, Illinois
Contract Attorney, May - June 2007
Analyzed and marked documents in a pharmaceutical case for relevancy,
privilege, and confidentiality