Litigation Paralegal
Resume:
Terri Y. Roberts *** West Washington
Oak Park, IL 60302
*************@*****.***
SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Live Note, Recommind, Concordance, Relativity (basic), Westlaw, Lexis, IPRO Image, Nero Burning Rom, Accellion, Pointsec Encryption, Adobe Acrobat X1 Pro, Lexis Nexis Accurint, Share-file, Juris Suite Time-Keeper, PCVARE Message to PDF Converter
EXPERIENCE:
FORAN GLENNON PALANDECH PONZI & RUDLOFF, P.C., Chicago, IL
3/2016 – 7/2019
Litigation Paralegal
Compile, review and produce demand packets (with assign attorney); prepare itemization of damages; notice of claim; proof read status letter to clients; corporate research
Discovery: Document Production; deposition preparation; deposition designation; update and maintain exhibit log. Maintenance: Organize case file; assist with discovery request and responses; production; maintain insured and claim files. Trial Preparation: Prepare witness binder of exhibits; maintain trial transcripts. Medical Records review: objective and subjective test results; list diagnosis cited, type of injuries and narrative description
U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Chicago, IL.
9/2011- 2/2016
Senior Litigation Paralegal - Contractor
Discovery: Deposition Preparation; search online database for all documents pertaining to selective deponents; prepare documents for attorney review and selection, communicate with reporter service regarding deposition arrangements, create and maintain logs of all deposition schedules. Document Production: Organize and index documents produced by plaintiff counsel; review productions for “key documents” names, facts and potential discovery questions. Review all productions disk and hard copies to create and maintain production logs and track all productions from plaintiff counsel, prepare media disk for plaintiff counsel, track process of all productions and prepare documents for ENF-DC Concordance and Recommind database uploads. Review and analyze data to prepare Excel spreadsheets of data and information, review and track all new productions in preparation to incorporate new productions into the database. Courtlink docket tracking. Notice of Asset Freeze: email, fax and UPS Orders to Banks and Brokers. .File Maintenance: Organize case file in logical form, exhibits, testimony transcripts, dockets and correspondence. Assist with discovery answers, request to interrogatories and request to document productions. Track case docket of on-going court litigation. Trial and Courtroom Preparation: Prepare witness cover letters and trial subpoenas; maintain trial transcripts, witness binders of exhibits, trial binders, deposition designation, update maintain exhibit admitted at trial, cite check Expert report.
GONZALEZ, SAGGIO & HARLAN, Chicago, IL.
12/2009 - 5/2011
General Paralegal
Energy: Prepare and maintain court appeal cases from Regulatory Commission decisions; set-up Illinois Commerce Commission RSS Tracking Feeds systems to track detailed outline information and compiled weekly status reports; perform ICC case filings; examine and review title insurance – title commitments for exceptions to create, maintain and monitor various spreadsheets regarding Renewable Energy developers, particularly in wind and solar energy production; import landowners documents from FTP sites. Securities: Established, organized and managed the FDIC confidential database with relevant information related to the investigations; utilized Excel workbooks to coordinate discovery for subpoenas, depositions, produce documents and correspondence etc.; Proofread legal documents for accuracy; perform moderately complex factual research; abstract depositions, document productions, generate and update the internal on-line energy law library with relevant rate cases.
LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL
6/2009 - 9/2009
Litigation Paralegal - Contractor
Discovery: Deposition Preparation; utilized Concordance database to search and “tag” emails to attachments; prepared documents for attorneys review and approval; compiled and organized documents to create numerous deposition binders.
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP, Chicago, IL.
7/2006 - 4/2009
General Litigation Paralegal
Performed and prepared for several Arbitration Hearing: abstract deposition transcripts; create and organize exhibits; prepare Arbitration binders; assist with coordination of experts and witness during Arbitration. Document Reviews / Production: Organize & index documents produced by opposing parties; review production for “key documents”, names, facts and potential discovery questions, etc., prepare document production in response to discovery requests; assist in the selection of documents that are responsive; prepare documents for production: bates identify, coordinate copies for production. Pleadings: chart allegations and responses on multiparty cases. Discovery: Assist with discovery answers and request to interrogatories; requests for production and request for admission. Investigation: Review client files, gather & organize factual data; perform deposition searches; review, summarize and organize opposing party’s productions. Research: Conduct legal research using the Internet and West law; attend seminar to obtain background information on Expert witness. File Maintenance on Large Files: Organize case files in a logical, useful form; set-up and update databases as needed; organize and index exhibits, pleadings and discovery; create and update witness files; track produced documents and incorporate new production into the file.
Various Contract Assignments:
9/2003 - 6/2006
Litigation Paralegal
Discovery: Creating database management; Quality Control document production; Document Review; Deposition preparation; Maintain and organized large scale discovery files; Trial preparation; Created trial exhibit binders, and deposition designation; Communications with experts, consultant and local counsel regarding document productions; Variety of Paralegal duties
SCHAIN, BURNEY, ROSS & CITRON, Chicago, IL.
6/2002 - 7/2003
Litigation Paralegal and Law Librarian:
Trial preparation and courtroom coordination. Abstracting depositions as requested. Indexing documents, deposition designation and file management as needed. Create privileged and chronology logs. Maintain the law library acquisitions, selections and order processing and docket management
CLAUSEN MILLER P.C., Chicago, IL
6/2000 - 6/2002
Litigation Subrogation Paralegal:
Trial preparation and courtroom coordination Indexing documents, deposition abstracting as requested for complex litigation insurance cases. Concordance database search to retrieve imaged documents.
D’ANCONA & PFLAUM, Chicago, IL
10/1997 - 6/2000
Litigation Paralegal:
Trial preparation and courtroom coordination. Abstracting depositions as requested. Created privileged documents log. Indexing documents, deposition designation, Summation searching for keywords within deposition transcripts, complex and commercial litigation cases, created and maintained pleadings, correspondence, memoranda files and docket management, prepared Federal and State service of summons.
EDUCATION: Roosevelt University, 1992, Chicago, IL
Lawyers Assisted Program, Certificate
A.B.A. Approved Graduate Level General Program
Illinois State University, 1980, Normal, IL
Bachelors of Science Degree
Major: Informational Science
Minor: Public Relations
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