Senior Litigation Paralegal
Resume:
Linda D. Deogracias
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Diversified, highly skilled advanced certified litigation paralegal.
• Extensive trial to verdict experience, ability to manage a case from cradle to grave including all aspects of
preparing case, documents, exhibits, motions in limine, trial notebooks, courtroom and war room,
audio/visual equipment, witnesses, etc.
• Extensive federal court experience.
• Extensive multi-district litigation and mass disaster tort experience.
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills.
• Flexible and able to work under tight deadlines, handle multiple, detailed tasks simultaneously, prioritize
and able to delegate to resources available.
• Able to anticipate problems and issues and exercise independent judgment to make sound, justifiable
decisions and take action in solving problems without direct supervision.
• Able to manage and lead a team.
• Collaborates effectively and professional with clients and all levels of personnel.
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Gray Law Firm
Paralegal Manager
November 12, 2012 to date
• Prepare, update and edit electronic pleadings, organized exhibits; organized and updated physical case file
and case file indexes; coordinating the copying and scanning of trial exhibits and other trial materials;
preparing trial notebooks; hyper-linking case exhibit list (s) to the trial exhibits; assisting with coordinating
trial witness travel and preparatory sessions; completing the discovery book with index; preparing the
binder and electronic file of all relevant case law and legal research; assisting with the review of the trial
exhibits for foundational issues; assisting with the review of the defendants’ pretrial disclosures; preparing
notebook of case file reports and work papers; assisting with the coordination of trial logistics; preparing
working reference files on topics for rebuttal; assisting with making supporting trial exhibits available;
checking redacted trial exhibits to see if any further redaction is needed; rescanning deposition exhibits
once the trial labels have been put in place; assisting with updating databases including updating
documents, witness information and trial exhibits.
• Prepared for depositions, hearings, trials and mediation. Summarized depositions, trial exhibits and
transcripts.
• Coordinated the assembly of exhibits and appendices for court papers, witness sets, pre-trial orders,
position papers, settlement brochures, depositions and trials.
• Summarized medical records into a chronology.
Gibby Andry, The Andry Law Firm
Litigation Paralegal
July/2010– November 12, 2012
Frank J. D'Amico, Jr., APLC, New Orleans, LA
Senior Litigation Paralegal
April/2003 to July/2010
Cambridge Realty Investments, New Orleans, LA
Executive Legal Assistant to General Counsel
March 1997 to April/2003
Smith Rosenberg, LLC
Paralegal
1995- 1997
EDUCATION
B. S. in Paralegal Studies, UCLA, Westwood, CA
B.A. Sc. in Business Administration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Currently working on Master of Paralegal Studies, George Washington University.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Paralegal
Advanced Certified Paralegal
(Federal Law, Entrepreneurial Real Estate Development,
Entertainment and Media Law and Policy)
Certified Paralegal Manager (2008)
ASSOCIATIONS
International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA)
American Trial Lawyers Association (Paralegal Affiliate) Member No: 165811
National Association of Legal Assistants
Louisiana Paralegal Association
New Orleans Paralegal Association
California Paralegal Association
UCLA Alumni Association
UCLA Richard S. Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group
*Non Smoker* Salary Negotiable* References and writing samples upon request*
Linda D.Deogracias
REFERENCES
Christopher T. Castro, Esquire
Galloway Jefcoat, L.L.P.
1925 Dulles Drive
Lafayette, LA 70506
Cell Phone: 504-***-****
***********@***.***
Paul D. Heese, Esquire
Jones Lagarde, LLC
61025 Highway 1091
Slidell, LA 70458
Cell Phone: 504-***-****
****@************.***
Penny Riley, Paralegal/Office Manager
Gibby Andry, The Andry Law Firm
828 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
******@*************.***
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