NERLANDE PIERRE
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EDUCATION
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
Master Degree in Public Administration G.P.A: 3.4
St. John’s University, Queens, NY
Bachelor of Science Degree in Legal Studies, cum laude G.P.A: 3.6
ABA Certified Paralegal
SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Professional, eLaw, LexisNexis, NYS ECF, and Federal ECF. New York State Notary Public.
EXPERIENCE
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. _ 2016-Present
Litigation Paralegal
●National Coordinating Counsel Paralegal for a large client
●Oversees and advises local counsel regarding development of cases
●Assigned to ten clients, discovery tracking, trial preparation, record assembly and general coordination of cases
●Update and maintain internal and external databases
●Draft settlement documents and procure payments for various clients
●Maintain daily calendar for attorneys assigned to cases
●Prepare, file and serve all court related documents
●Conduct research, document searches and other factual research
Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein, & Deutsch, LLP 2008-2016
Paralegal
●Sole paralegal assigned to busy medical malpractice defense firm
●Compose, type, and proof correspondence and legal documents
●Conduct extensive trial preparation
●Draft, file and e-file legal pleadings for courts in New York, New Jersey and
Federal Eastern and Southern districts
●Maintain daily calendar and keeping track of deadlines
●Responsible for procuring all medical, social security, and employment records
●Trains new legal assistants
New York Chapter of the Association _ 2014-Present
of Certified Fraud Examiners
Committee Member (Volunteer)
●Coordinated the 2014 through 2017 NYCFE Conferences, for approximately 200-300 attendees
●Managed all logistical and operational aspects of the 2-day conference
●Worked with the Vice President and Training Director of the New York Chapter
of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in the planning of chapter training events
●Developed conference schedule and brochures