Paralegal
Resume:
Viktoria
Tymciurak
Paralegal
Personal Info
Address
Palatine, Illinois
USA
Phone
********@*****.***
Date of birth
www.linkedin.com/in/vtymciu2
Skills
Legal Research (Westlaw, LexisNexis,
PACER)
Investigation (E-filing, E-Discovery)
Case Management Software
(Relativity, Concordance, Summation,
Aderant Total Office, iManage)
Billing Software (TimeSlips, Tabs3)
Adobe Acrobat
Paralegal graduate with 4 years of experience, specializing in preparing affidavits, briefs, legal correspondence, and other legal documents. Organized, hard-working individual seeking to apply academic training under an attorney for hands-on work experience. Interested in working for a boutique law firm with a focus on criminal defense or personal injury. Adept at collaborating with a diverse range of legal personnel including associates, partners, and legal secretaries. Experience
03-2018 -
present
Paralegal
Cunningham, Meyer & Vedrine
Analyzed and organized copious amounts of medical records to determine pertinent facts in each case.
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Identified and communicated with physicians, nurses, and other hospital employees pertinent to each case.
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Researched and analyzed medical conditions, pharmaceutics, interactions and side-effects pertinent to each case.
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Researched and communicated with physicians, nurses and other related hospital personnel in order to identify qualifications and traits to determine suitable candidates able to testify as expert witnesses.
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Prepared medical case briefs, pleadings, motions, subpoenas duces tecum and trial materials for attorneys.
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05-2017 -
08-2017
Paralegal
Society of Actuaries
Provided high-level administrative support to the General Counsel and the Senior Director-Asia & Latin America and their respective department staff.
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• Prepared travel/briefing books including resourcing and draft itinerary. Assisted with correspondence and with scheduling meetings and conference calls with internal and external constitutients (clients, commit-tees, outside counsel and others.)
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Responsible for travel planning, including international travel, and expense reporting.
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Assisted in the preparations of reports and presentation material for the Board of Directors, Leadership Team, and other groups.
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Took notes for international and legal meetings and conference calls, assisted in drafting summaries.
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• Assisted Finance with corporate credit card consolidation.
• Assisted with special projects.
Opened and maintained legal files on all legal matter and maintained matter management system (Excel); extracted periodic reports on the status of all legal matters.
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• Oversaw budget variance analysis and reports for International Department. Processed all invoices and related maters for staff and offices in Hong Kong and Beijing China.
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Assisted the General Counsel and Legal Department staff in tracking and managing workflow and communicating with organizational cli-ents and outside counsel on pending projects.
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05-2016 -
05-2017
Paralegal
Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin
Research file documents (i.e. company or claim files) to determine and identify relevant information and additional witnesses contained therein to create potential witness list and case binders; and for possible future discovery via subpoena, public records request, and/or authorizations.
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• Prepare various discovery requests, responses, and summaries of same. Summarize various records (medical; employment; tax; educational; surveillance, etc.)
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• Prepare detailed medical chronology and medical billing chart. Gather relevant documents for attorney’s use in upcoming depositions, meetings, telephone conferences, etc.
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• WestlawNext research to locate witnesses and obtain background information. Locate and retain experts for independent medical examinations, site inspections, trial, etc.
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• Locate and retain investigators for surveillance, etc.
• Prepare trial disclosures; trial notebooks; and exhibits for use at trial. 07-2014 -
05-2016
Legal Secretary
Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.
Handled multiple case management responsibilities through entire litigation cycle for busy practice group.
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Assisted five attorneys with research and gather legal documents in preparation for trials.
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Prepared summons, complaints, notices, motions, interrogatories, responses, and medical liens within deadlines.
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• Investigated case facts and compile factual support for motions. Maintained scheduling and continued court calls; recorded and monitored court appearance schedule, pleadings, and filing requirements.
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• Accurately completed electronic filings.
Education
06-2007 -
01-2011
Aurora University
• Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
• Magna Cum Laude
• GPA: 3.9
06-2012 -
01-2014
Loyola University of Chicago
• Litigation Certificate in Paralegal Studies
• American Bar Association-Approved Post-Baccalaureate Program
• Concentration: Civil Litigation
Key Courses: Civil Litigation, Legal Research and Writing, Basic Business Organizations and Contracts, Legal Ethics, Law Office Computer Applications
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• GPA: 3.8
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