Professional Experience Management
Resume:
Alex A. Davis, CP
Certified Paralegal
Pasadena, CA 91103
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SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
My research, writing, case management and document review skills have enabled supervising attorneys to focus more on case strategy, court appearances and building their client base. I have written motions and oppositions to motions that yielded favorable results. I have drafted relevant and concise discovery requests whereby providing supervising attorneys with probative and valuable information. My trial preparation skills have enabled supervising attorneys to present their cases in an orderly and seamless manner, which not only impressed the judge and jury, but also resulted in favorable outcomes.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Familiar with State and Federal Law/Procedure
Legal Analysis
Lexis-Nexis & Westlaw
Recommind
CaseMaps
EDGAR
Witness Interview & Preparation
Mediation, Trial & Appellate Briefs
Large Document Organization and Review
Microsoft Word
Calendaring
Deposition & Medical Records Summary
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR PARALEGAL (Fed. Government Contractor)
PACIFIC ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS (ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION): 2/13/17 – Present
Achievements: Compile, prepare, and summarize relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents; Summarize depositions and other transcripts; Maintain case files; Perform legal research; Index, track and control document discovery (including documents produced and received in discovery); Index and track exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial; Prepares exhibit cross-references; Review documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria; Compilation of documents for FOIA.
LITIGATION PARALEGAL (Civil & Business Litigation)
COHEN & LORD: 9/28/15 – 2/13/17
Achievements: Deposition Summaries; Evidentiary Objections; Witness Interview & Preparation; Cite Checking; Trial Prep (Trial, Witness & Exhibit Notebooks); Document Review & Analysis; Case Summaries.
PARALEGAL (Independent Contractor)
LAW OFFICES OF SEVAG SIMONIAN & GIRARDI LAW FIRM, LLC: 1/5/15 – 9/25/15
Achievements: Case Management; Pleadings (Complaints, Answers, Demurrers); Motions & Opposition to Motions; Document Review and Indexing; Discovery.
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SENIOR LITIGATION PARALEGAL (Civil Litigation/ Employment Law)
LAW OFFICES OF PAUL P. CHENG & ASSOCIATES: 11/9/12 – 12/19/14
Achievements: Case Management; Pleadings (Complaints, Answers, Demurrers); Motions & Opposition to Motions; Discovery; Witness Interview & Preparation; Trial Prep (Motions in Limine, Jury Instructions, Exhibit and Witness Notebooks); Client Communications; Supervised 3 Legal Assistants.
SENIOR LITIGATION PARALEGAL (Civil & Foreclosure Litigation, Civil Rights, and Criminal Defense,)
B. KWAKU DUREN & ASSOCIATES, PC: 7/1/06 – 10/15/12
Achievements: Case Management; Pleadings (Complaints, Answers, Demurrers); Effective Motions & Opposition to Motions; Discovery (Propounding & Responding); Witness Interview & Preparation; Trial Prep (Trial Notebooks, Exhibits and Witness Notebooks, Jury Instructions, Motions in Limine); Client Communications; Supervised 3 Paralegals and 4 Legal Assistants.
LEGAL DATABASE COORDINATOR (Contract Position)
CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST: 9/20/05 – 6/30/06
Achievements: Evaluated physician and non-physician contracts for 40 Southern California Hospitals. Maintained databases providing easy access to critical information whereby facilitating and streamlining office functioning.
PARALEGAL (Contract Position – Insurance Defense/Asbestos/Inverse Condemnation)
WILCZYNSKI & GARTEN (U.S. Virgin Islands): 8/1/04 - 4/4/05
Achievements: Case Management; Pleadings (Complaints, Answers, Demurrers); Discovery (Propounding & Responding); Effective Motions; Client Communications; Witness Interview & Preparation; Status Reports; Medical Records Summary and Analysis; Deposition Summary; Document Review and Analysis.
* Employment History Is Too Extensive to List Beyond This Point.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude
Kaplan University
August 2011
Certified Paralegal – National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
2006 (Currently in Good Standing)
Watterson College 1990
Paralegal Certificate
AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
American Bar Association (ABA) – Associate Member
Virgin Islands Association of Legal Assistants (VIALA)
Community Services Unlimited, Inc. - Formerly on Board of Directors, Finance Committee
OUTSIDE INTERESTS
Community Activist, Reading, Camping, Skiing, Theatre, Cultural Events, Listening to Jazz.
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