Litigation Paralegal 8+ years

Jennifer Montan -Falgout Home: 925-***-****

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Concord, CA 94521 E-mail:

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Professional Paralegal with over 11 years of law firm experience and legal

knowledge. I am looking to obtain a challenging Paralegal position that

will allow me to not only make use of my knowledge and expertise, but also

to continue learning and growing with a rising company.

Education

Saint Mary's College, Moraga, CA

ABA Paralegal Certificate 08/05

Degree: BA in Law Studies 04/06

Courses: Civil Procedure, Litigation, Business Organizations, Contracts,

etc.

City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Degree: Associate of Arts 12/03

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat X, Adobe Illustrator (all

versions),

Adobe Photoshop (all versions), Hummingbird Database software, Desksite

Database software, ViewPoint database review tool, Sharepoint, Kronos,

Carpe Diem Time Entry software, DTE Time Entry software, CMA Time Entry

software, Elite Enterprise file database, CaseMap6, Concordance, Lateral

Viewpoint Review Database, Relativity, iCONECT, Kroll, Clearwell,

TimeMap4, LiveNote (Certified User), iManage database, Desksite

Document Management System, Interwoven Document Management System,

InterAction, Compulaw Vision SQL Database software, Versys Database

software, Windows Explorer, Snagit8, Lofty Video Splitter . I am also

fluent in Spanish.

Experience

Fenwick & West LLP, San Francisco, CA 09/12 to 04/14

Title: Paralegal 2

Duties:

. Assisting attorneys in the San Francisco, Seattle and Mountain View

offices with various filings, depositions, document productions, and

hearings.

. Organizing files for various cases dealing strictly in Securities

litigation.

. Assisting with all aspects of discovery. Including but not limited to:

managing extremely large databases containing highly sensitive client

documents, compiling discovered materials for attorney review, and

maintaining quality control of productions and filings prior to

Attorney submission.

. Creating stock analysis spreadsheets for attorney use for case

reviews.

Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA 09/07 to 09/12

Title: Paralegal

Duties:

. Assisting attorneys in the San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los

Angeles, San Diego, Chicago and Washington D.C. offices with

various depositions, document productions, hearings and trial

preparations.

. Organizing files for various cases dealing in trademark, SEC class

actions, mergers, environmental, employment, and derivative

actions.

. Assisting with all aspects of discovery. Including but not limited

to: choosing web host to hold extremely large produced documents

for review, administrating document databases, and reviewing and

producing documents.

. Translating for Spanish Speaking Pro Bono clients.

. Assisting with the San Francisco Paralegal Department Monthly

Trainings.

. Member of the Paralegal website team for the San Francisco office.

Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, San Francisco, CA 01/06 to

09/07

Title: Paralegal

Duties:

. Assisting over 20 attorneys with depositions, hearing and trial

preparations.

. Organizing files of various cases.

. Calendaring all dates for various cases.

. Maintaining a CaseMap database for IP Development, trademark

matters, SEC matters, and large cases.

. Assisting with document productions.

. Creating research binders for attorneys regarding potential clients.

. Creating various Hearing binders.

. Searching through various websites for potential Trademark

Infringements for trademark clients.

. Helping other Paralegals and attorneys with various projects.

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco, CA 01/05

to 01/06

Title: Calendar Technician

Duties:

. Calendaring and Docketing for over 130 attorneys of all deadlines

and events for the firm's multiple practice areas.

. Continually updating the firm's Calendar Department intranet website

and department handbook.

. Assist the Department Manager with coordinating department

luncheons, meetings, and parties.

Larson King, LLP, San Francisco, CA 03/03

to 1/05

Title: File Clerk/Case Clerk

Duties:

. Responsible for maintaining all legal documents in their respective

folders, such as, correspondence, substantive and discovery

pleadings, billing and legal research.

. Responsible for indexing all pleadings for all open cases, as well

as keeping an index for all files in storage.

. Assisted the paralegals and legal assistants with drafting

correspondence to clients and opposing counsel, as well as case

projects such as document production, creating privilege logs, and

occasionally helping prepare pleadings for filings.

MEMBERSHIPS

. San Francisco Paralegal Association

. National Federation of Paralegal Association

. Women in Discovery San Francisco

References available upon request

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