Paralegal/Legal Assistant

JENAYA FARLEY

*** * ********* **** 512-***-**** (mobile)

Elgin, Texas 78621 ************@*****.***

experience

The Carlson Law Firm, PC February 2018 to January 2019

Litigation Paralegal

Manages nursing home litigation caseload of approximately 25 cases.

Conducts discovery meetings with clients.

Prepares and responds to written discovery.

Prepares pleadings and motions.

Scheduling and calendar maintenance.

Proofreading of outgoing discovery and motions.

Scheduling and maintaining travel arrangements.

Hensley Law Firm February 2015 to February 2018

Litigation Paralegal

Manages personal injury litigation caseload of between 80-110 cases independently.

Conducts discovery meetings with clients.

Prepares and responds to written discovery.

Prepares pleadings and motions including original petitions and various motions including

Motion for New Trial; Motion to Quash, Motion to Compel, etc.

Prepares and manages appeals process with Third Court of Appeals.

Corresponds with opposing counsel to schedule mediations, depositions and trials.

Attends trials to aid in the voir dire process.

Prepares trial notebooks for trial.

Case readiness for trial.

Direct client contact regarding case status and scheduling.

Contact with experts regarding scheduling depositions and attending trial.

Filing and maintenance of litigation files.

Electronic filing of documents.

State Farm Insurance Company (Kelly Services) October 2014 to February 2015

Contract Legal Assistant

Perform duties as custodian of records in responding to civil subpoenas including, but not limited to, determination of validity of subpoenas, claim file review, production of records as appropriate, redaction of privileged and/or confidential information, and assertion of objections and privileges as necessary.

Farney Daniels PC November 2012 to March 2014

Patent Litigation Legal Assistant

Supported ten attorneys, including managing shareholder, in area of patent litigation.

Maintained deadlines and managed calendars.

Received and distributed incoming mail.

Draft, review and revision of pleadings and discovery.

Managed patent prosecution portfolio including maintenance fees and foreign annuity payments.

Managed email inbox of managing shareholder.

Contract Paralegal May 2007 to February 2012

Temporary Contract Paralegal

Performed in-house contract paralegal work in a variety of settings, the strongest of which was in insurance defense at law firms such as McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore and Davis & Wilkerson.

Drafted pleadings, motions and discovery.

Document review.

Legal research.

Deposition summaries.

Calendaring, scheduling, time-keeping and other administrative tasks.

Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP May 2005 to April 2007

Litigation Legal Assistant

Assisted one partner, one senior counsel and one associate in civil litigation practice.

Conducted heavy dictation.

Research, document initiation, revision and finalization.

Calendar maintenance and deadline assurance.

Organization, maintenance, training and file management of product liability caseload.

Administrative responsibilities including travel arrangements, time management, case initiation and file maintenance.

O’Hanlon & Associates March 2003 to April 2005

Legal Assistant

Manage personal injury caseload and litigation docket including: case evaluation, client intake, file setup and management; obtain and monitor medical records/requests and other necessary documentation; draft and prepare demand and settlement packages including medical record summarization; and acted as liaison to clients regarding procedures and status of cases.

Civil litigation management including drafting pleadings, discovery, and preparation of responses and document production.

Conduct legal research and document evaluation.

WordSmith’s Anvil February 2001 to September 2002

Editor/Word Processor

Extensive editing and re-writing of manuscripts from authors worldwide including fiction, non-fiction, and legal works.

Research and development of journalist-specific projects.

Editing, formatting, design and finalization of written works while maintaining deadline requirements.

Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP April 1999 to January 2001

Trademark Prosecution Legal Assistant

Assistant for two Trademark Prosecution Paralegals and one Litigation Paralegal.

Assisted in the prosecution of federal, state, and foreign trademark matters including file auditing, document management, document production, foreign communications, docketing matters, client contact, file maintenance, time entry and word processing.

Prepared correspondence, filing documentation and agency-specific forms.

Provided training assistance to new employees including technical assistance to secretaries, paralegals, and attorneys in need of software usage training and troubleshooting support.

education

Southern Careers Institute/Legal Assistant Certificate October 1997

cle

How to Prepare a Trial Notebook February 2017

attributes

Notary Public, State of Texas.

Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2007 and 2010.

WordPerfect Versions 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0.

Lexis/Nexis (electronic filing and case management in state and federal courts).

Adobe Acrobat (Document revision, Bates-labeling, stamping, etc.).

Document management software including Open Source and Hummingbird.

ProDoc (document assembly and online electronic filing).

Type 90 WPM with high accuracy.

Microsoft Windows 2010.

E-file Texas.

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