Management Staff

JONATHAN D. LARGE

**** **** ****** **, **** *** • Washington, DC 20037

202-***-**** • *************@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Highly qualified and efficient legal professional with over 10 years experience in litigation support, research and

records management. Adept in PACER, Westlaw, LexisNexis and a variety of legal software and databases,

including Concordance, CaseMap, FOIAXpress, Lotus Notes and iConectNXT. Skilled in training and mentoring

staff with meticulous organization and teamwork. Strong communication abilities used to interact effectively with

government agencies, attorneys, courts and clients. Familiar with court filing protocols.

Core Competencies Include:

Litigation Support • Legal Research • Legal Writing • Document Review • Deposition Summaries • Pleadings &

Memoranda • Records Retrieval • Case Management • Electronic Filing • Staff Management & Training • Records

Management

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Paralegal Certificate

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Bachelor of Arts, English & History

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WASHINGTON METROPOLLITAN AREA TRANSITY AUTHORITY 2013 to 2014

Litigation Paralegal – Office of General Counsel

Provided paralegal support for multi-jurisdictional transit agency. Drafted pleadings including complaints, answers,

discovery and motions. Managed tangible evidence for hearing and trial preparation via collection, organization

and maintenance. Interviewed witnesses. Scheduled depositions and meetings. Drafted and filed medical

subpoenas and responses. Cite checked and proofread memoranda. Summarized legal proceedings and

depositions.

• Developed relationships with intra-agency offices

• Filed pleadings in local and federal courts

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, Arlington, VA • 2011 to 2013

Paralegal II – Office of Chief Counsel, Administrative Law Section

Under contract by Forfeiture Support Associates, LLC (FSA). Created Vaughn Indices for Freedom of Information

Act (FOIA) litigation. Summarized depositions. Analyzed legal and administrative data for reports. Drafted

pleadings, memoranda, correspondence and organized cases.

• Consulted with commercial businesses and government agencies per FOIA litigation

• Redacted documents per FOIA and Privacy Act exemptions

• Primary liaison between DEA Office of Chief Counsel and DEA Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Unit

Researched relevant case law and statutes using WESTLAW and LexisNexis. Maintained electronic and hard copy

case files. Cite checked and proofread all documents. Created litigation report and drafted declaration per case.

Compiled master monthly unit litigation report. Queried DEA and DOJ databases per legal research.

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Washington, DC • 2008 to 2010

Senior Paralegal - Personnel and Labor Law Staff, Airports & Environmental Law

Under contract by Data Federal. Spearheaded case and pleadings management for Federal multi-jurisdictional

class-action litigation, directing weekly staff meetings and generating status reports. Reviewed and proofread

motions, pleadings and correspondence to correct errors. Conducted cite-checking and research of relevant laws

and statutes using Westlaw. Utilized Pacer to retrieve and submit case pleadings. Organized and indexed discovery

documents, town meeting comments, and FOIA requests.

• Streamlined litigation procedures by implementing an innovative pleadings retrieval system for class action

litigation in the Airports & Environmental Law group.

• Established key relationships with U.S. District Court personnel, securing previously unobtainable class

action pleadings in the Airports & Environmental Law group.

• Optimized quality of litigation documents by identifying inaccuracies and omissions in records downloaded

into the iConectNXT litigation database in the Personnel & Labor Law group.

• Reviewed, tagged and coded voluminous personnel files per major labor class action litigation

MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, Arlington, VA • 2008

Contract Paralegal

Coordinated pleadings and patent litigation documents, establishing a related privilege log. Indexed voluminous

case materials. Trained new staff members in case organization techniques.

NIXON PEABODY, Washington, DC • 2007 to 2008

Contract Paralegal

Provided comprehensive legal services to three practice groups at Nixon Peabody, LLP, in Washington, DC, a top

100 law firm. Delivered a full range of litigation support functions to the Litigation Practice Group, including case

room and document management. Electronically filed pleadings.

• Compiled Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars and supporting documents for the Franchise Practice

Group to submit to state franchise review boards. Researched state franchise statutes and laws. Updated and

managed franchise client records and registrations.

• Expedited the Affordable Housing Practice Group’s subsidized mortgage litigation by organizing, coding

and tagging numerous discovery documents with Concordance software.

• Assisted with Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, quality checking all documents for relevant agency submission.

VERIZON, LAW & PUBLIC POLICY DEPARTMENT, Washington, DC • 2000 to 2006

Legal Assistant II

Organized and managed all SEC, FTC and third party civil subpoenas, generating over 2,100 subpoenas per year.

Maintained subpoena tracking system, monitoring response and privilege issues. Oversaw all discovery matters.

Operated as primary contact for outside counsel and law enforcement agencies. Personally accepted and responded

to all FBI National Security Letters. Produced extensive trial and deposition exhibits. Performed complex legal

research using multiple databases and online resources. Developed inter-company contacts. Supervised, trained and

mentored newly hired legal staff.

• Enhanced document retrieval response time and accuracy by acquiring eight new databases for the

subpoena compliance unit.

• Designed and implemented a custom subpoena tracking system.

• Produced a subpoena compliance training manual to educate legal assistants and attorneys in protocols and

responses.

• Eliminated liability by identifying a significant internal error in cellular service records discovery response.

• Acted as company witness in depositions, criminal and civil trials.

• Regular recipient of the Spotlight Award for superlative work performance.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Professional, IPRO, Concordance, LiveNote, Summation, iConectNXT,

LexisNexis, Westlaw, CaseMap, FOIAXpress, ProLaw, LawBase

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