OBJECTIVE

Paralegal position in challenging and cohesive environment allowing for

demonstration of high-level legal support, writing skills,

communication, and project management proven by 13 years experience in

the legal community.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Word Westlaw Timeslips

Excel Internet Outlook

Windows and MAC OS Strong writer and Typing 80 wpm

communicator

Adobe Acrobat

EMPLOYERS

LITTLE, GILMAN-TEPPER & BATLEY (05/09 to 06/10) NEW MEXICO

PARALEGAL

-Domestic Relations firm providing litigation and collaborative

representation

o Initial telephone interview/consultation of potential clients to

determine relevant facts

o Analyze financial, retirement, business and property documents from

client and create worksheets and

relevant pleadings from same

o Prepare Community Property Worksheet (A&L), child support, interim and

alimony calculations

o Prepare for hearings through exhibit identification and compilation

o Daily telephone communication with clients, opposing counsel,

financial experts, psychologists

and Collaborative team

o Compile and submit Financial and Property Disclosure

o Intensive drafting of correspondence and pleadings (including Petition

for Dissolution of Marriage,

motions and orders, Parenting Plan, Marital Settlement

Agreement and Final Decree)

o File initial and responsive pleadings with state court

o Coordinate visitation in out-of-state paternity case

o Receive, review, respond to, and propound Interrogatories and Requests

for Production

o Experience in Collaborative and Litigated matters

o Served as support case manager in collaborative cases to schedule 3-6

way meetings

o Complete case management

WALSH ANDERSON (02/08 to 04/09) NEW MEXICO

PARALEGAL

-Texas-based insurance defense firm attempting integration into New

Mexico. Primarily

representing local school districts. Eventually took on workers'

compensation, employment and

construction cases.

INSURANCE DEFENSE/ employment/ workers' compensation/CONSTRUCTION

o Request, review, analyze, and organize medical, HRD/EEOC, Negotiated

Agreements, employee

manuals, payroll and construction documents

o Create and implement databases for facts of case through Excel

o Track tort and litigation deadlines.

o Prepare attorney for arbitration.

o Attend arbitration and support attorney with refuting documentation

during defendant testimony.

o Draft pleadings: Complaint, Application to Judge, Response, Notice of

Change of Healthcare Provider

o Mediation preparation: draft Mediation Outline; identify and compile

exhibits; compile documents

responsive to Request for Mandatory Production

o Working knowledge of Requests for Proposal and Invitations to Bid

o Research licensure and complaint status through CID and other New

Mexico organizations

o Review Change Orders, agreements and additional AIA documents

o Communication with client contacts including staff architects and

construction managers

HARVEY LAW FIRM (02/07 to 02/08) NEW MEXICO

PARALEGAL

-Nursing Home Litigation firm

o Initial review of file regarding date and cause of death

o Contact Coroner's office to obtain death certificate and evidential

photographs

o Draft Petition and other pleadings and file with State District Court

o Communication with victim's family

o Calendaring: Scheduling Orders, hearings, response deadlines

o Research: medical experts

o Hearing and trial preparation

o Overall case management

BRANCH LAW FIRM (04/06 to 02/07) NEW MEXICO

PARALEGAL

-Civil Litigation firm specializing in personal injury, medical

malpractice, trucking litigation and mass tort

o Request, review and analyze medical records

o Calendaring State and Federal Court deadlines

o Complete case management upon simultaneous resignation of supervising

attorneys

o Draft correspondence and pleadings including Joint Status Report and

Initial Disclosures

o Trial preparation: Uniform Jury Instructions, trial notebooks

YENSON, LYNN, ALLEN & WOSICK (04/04 to 04/06) NEW MEXICO

LEGAL ASSIST.

-Seven attorney firm focusing on insurance defense and workers'

compensation

o Main support staff for all workers' compensation cases

o Daily communication with insurance adjusters and Judges' staff

o Calendaring

JOHN LAWIT & ASSOCIATES (02/03-10/03) NEW MEXICO

BILINGUAL LEGAL ASSISTANT

-Immigration firm

Rose little & associates (03/02-02/03) New Mexico

LEGAL ASSISTANT

-Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Firm

BRACEWELL & PATTERSON (03/01-08/01) AUSTIN, TX

PARALEGAL

-Intellectual Property firm (Domestic and Foreign applications)

GENZYME CORPORATION (1999-2001) CAMBRIDGE, MA

PARALEGAL

-Biotechnology Corporation

-Worked in multiple departments including: Laboratory, Customer

Service, Legal Department

HALE & DORR (1998-1999) BOSTON, MA

LEGAL SECRETARY/FLOATER

-Domestic and International firm practicing a variety of areas of law

(incl. Corporate)

-350 attorneys in Boston office

Education

wheaton college - Norton, MA

B.A. Hispanic Studies

universidad de cordoba - Cordoba, Spain

One year study abroad in Spain

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque, NM

Paralegal Certificate

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