Management Medical

Lisa Faria

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Career Objective

To secure a position as a litigation paralegal

Experience

March 2002 - January 2014: Paralegal, Schiff Hardin LLP (formerly

Morgenstein & Jubelirer), S.F., CA

. Provide pretrial and trial support for civil litigation firm.

. Overall case management of numerous product liability cases. Produce and

maintain case reports.

. Document production and trial preparation. Discovery preparation,

summarize depositions.

. Conduct medical and product liability research and investigation. Online

legal and court research.

. Draft legal memoranda and client correspondence.

. Maintain case calendar and deadlines.

September 1999 - February 2002: Paralegal, Jaffe, Martini & Blum, San

Francisco, CA

. Case management, preparation of discovery & correspondence. Maintain

court calendar.

. Medical & employment record procurement, management of files and

distribution of records.

. Analysis, summary & preparation of medical records and deposition

summaries.

October 1998 - May 1999: Legal Analyst, Bank of America, San Francisco, CA

. Assessed document relevance for multi-party litigation involving

municipal bonds & escheatment.

. Coordinated, prioritized, routed & tracked document workflow. Edited &

updated database reports.

May - October 1998: Contract Paralegal, Catholic Healthcare West, San

Francisco, CA

. Analyzed, drafted and maintained intellectual property licensing &

consulting contracts.

. Generated bimonthly contract status reports for regional management

meetings.

December 1997 - May 1998: Contract Legal Assistant, Law Offices of Mary

McNeill, Berkeley, CA

. Prepared & filed dissolution and custody papers. Generated AP/AR

statements.

. Performed client intake interviews, document production, analysis and

dictation.

March 1989 - August 1997: Paralegal, Dillingham & Murphy Law Offices

(formerly KGCH), SF, CA

. Analyzed, summarized & prepared discovery. Pretrial preparation &

document management

. Legal & investigative research for product liability cases. Maintained

product liability library.

Skills

Microsoft Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Westlaw, Lexis Nexis,

Summation, Concordance, LIveNote, CaseMap, Online court filing (File &

Serve Xpress, Pacer, State Court websites)

Education

1996: California State University at Hayward, BA Degree - Human

Development

1989: Saint Mary's College, Paralegal Certificate

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