Assistant Legal
Resume:
MARY WRIGHT-HAWKINS
acwdur@r.postjobfree.com
January 26, 2016
Ms. Keri Thompson
Zwick & Associates
Dear Ms. Thompson,
Your recent post in Linkedn caught my attention. As a result of the current energy crisis, I’ll be retiring as Senior Paralegal for Devon Energy in the very near future. While I’m not actually seeking a full time position, I am extremely interested in finding a part-time or short-term position for which I can offer valuable experience. I believe my resume will speak for my experience.
Should you have questions or desire additional information, please contact me at the number listed on this letterhead.
Best Regards,
Mary
Mary Wright
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MARY WRIGHT-HAWKINS
1424 N.W. 186th Edmond, OK
acwdur@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE Talented and experienced team player in search of part-time and/or short-term paralegal support or consultant work.
SUMMARY OF LAW RELATED EXPERIENCE Twenty plus years of progressive and diverse experience as a legal assistant in the following areas of law: Oil and Gas, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Family Law, Bankruptcy, and Aircraft/Aviation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 5/26/2006-Present Devon Energy
333 West Sheridan
Oklahoma City, OK 73102\
Senior Paralegal, Operations, Onshore Exploration & Production
• Headed up the paralegal program for Devon’s Oklahoma City office;
• Member of the committee to research and chose a software (Filesite/eCounsel) for managing all matter documents electronically;
• Developed the format for categorically saving electronic documents;
• Member of the committee to research and choose a program from which to prepare, publish, and track Holds;
• Perform legal support duties during all phases of the litigation process from initiation of a case through the discovery period, trial, and appeal;
• Work with in-house counsel, outside counsel, and business units (land, regulatory, accounting, etc.) through all stages of litigation;
• Handle all phases of the Hold by preparing matter summary, document descriptions, identifying pertinent recipients, and publishing the Initial Hold and reminders of same;
• Work with eDiscovery Advisor during initial review of electronically stored information (“ESI”);
• Review ESI via Relativity and Access Data to tag documents in accordance for production, relevance and privilege;
• Identify, gather, and compile data for acquisitions and divestitures;
• Summarized all Devon corporate representative depositions and prepared an electronic library of same;
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• Identified and prepared library for electronically housing all executed settlement documents; and
• Responsible for review and editing of monthly litigation report including quarterly report to auditors
8/20/03 – 5/2006 Crowe & Dunlevy, PC
20 N. Broadway; Suite 1800
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Paralegal
• Performed paralegal duties for Mr. Gary Davis, lead attorney for Crowe & Dunlevy’s Oil and Gas Department;
• Assisted the other attorneys in the Oil & Gas Department;
• Although job responsibilities basically mirror those performed for Spradling, Alpern & Gum, I was more intricately involved with performing outside- counsel functions for large energy companies, setting up and working with in- house databases (Summation), accessing and working with client databases, via the Internet, and electronic court filings.
12/1986 – 8/2003 Spradling, Alpern & Gum, L.L.C.
formerly: 20 N. Broadway; Suite 1800
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Legal Assistant
• Involved in all stages of litigation from commencement through settlement negotiations, trial, and post-trial actions;
• Involved in all phases of discovery including investigation, interviewing witnesses or potential witnesses, preparation of discovery requests and responses;
• Responsibilities included document production, document control and organization, docketing, scheduling depositions, preparation of deposition exhibits, summarizing depositions, preparation of exhibit and witness list(s), preparation of trial exhibits, trial notebooks, overseeing organization of trial necessities, attending trial, assisting during jury selection, maintaining control of exhibits, assisting attorneys, working with lay witnesses and expert witnesses, polling jurors, and post-trial actions; and
• Responsibilities also include all oil and gas matters filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, researching land records, researching well records, preparing bankruptcy petitions and schedules, forming, both domestic and foreign corporations and limited liabilities companies.
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8/1986-12/1986 Central State University n/k/a University of Central Oklahoma
(“UCO”)
Sociology Department
Edmond, OK
Research Assistant
EDUCATION 1982-1983 OSU Tech Oklahoma City, OK
1983-1986 UCO Edmond, OK
Achieved a B.A. in Sociology. Graduated summa cum laude with a 3.9 GPA. Member of Alpha Chi.
Post-Graduate Education
Courses in Criminal Justice in UCO Masters Program, Paralegal courses at the University of Oklahoma, and various legal seminars.
HONORS While attending UCO, I was on the President’s Honor Roll, the Dean’s Honor Roll, selected as Outstanding Sociology Student, by the Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty, and my research paper won first at the 1987 Oklahoma Sociological Association Meeting.
PUBLISHED WORK Co-authored “Law Enforcement and Anti-Pornography Laws” American Journal of Police (spring, Vol. 7 No. 1) pp. 29-51 (1988)
SKILLS Accomplished at handling conflicting time demands, prioritizing, completing assignments unsupervised and in a timely manner, utilizing available resources and contacts, organizing, maintaining, and supervising control of document production, understanding, taking, and following instructions, working with, assisting, and directing others.
INTERESTS Family, Reading, Gin (as in cards), Traveling, Broadway Productions, and Movies
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