Information Technology Management
Resume:
LEISA G. BOYDSTUN
Missouri City, Texas 77459
*************@***.***
HIGHLIGHTS
Extensive years of achievement as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal in various aspects of litigation.
Experience includes knowledge of legal research, pleadings, discovery responses, electronic discovery, preservation/matter management systems and organization of documents.
Coordinated pre-trial discovery matters including the preparation of witnesses for deposition, arbitration and trial, and assisted in all other trial and post trial matters.
Hardworking and dependable, self motivated, works well with people, problem solver, and excellent sense of humor.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Shell Oil Company/Motiva Enterprises, LLC – Houston, TX November 2005 – October 2014/ Litigation Paralegal October 2014 – September 2016
Motiva: assisted the Associate General Counsel – Litigation, in the management of major complex litigation cases, contract disputes, subpoenas and other various matters.
Distributed and tracked Preservation Notices, identified and interviewed witnesses/custodians, initiated custodian electronic collections with IT Project Managers and coordinated with a legal team for document production.
Reviewed transactional contracts and summarized substantive documents to clarify issues including formulation of timelines and charts to demonstrate important facts and dates.
Shell: assisted three Senior Counsel Attorneys in the case management and organization of natural gas, power, crude oil delivery, intellectual property, and various trade infringement cases in complex litigation.
Regularly updated case details in a matter management system including calendaring and budget reports
Interfaced with numerous business units to gather pertinent electronic documents in response to data requests regarding litigation, dispute claims, federal investigations, and various internal projects.
Initiated Preservation Materials Notices and tracked custodian responses. Interviewed custodians and managed preservation of responsive documents in anticipation of data requests.
Developed and maintained a strategy to collect custodians’ responsive electronic documents from local and international sites with a tracking system in collaboration with IT Project Analyst to ensure compliance with electronic discovery best practices.
Introduced quarterly meetings with representatives from a main business client including the records management office, compliance, IT, Legal managers, and other key groups to facilitate communication regarding relevant issues.
Participated in a group towards completion and implementation of an electronic discovery collection process for Shell Trading.
Duke Energy Corporation – Houston, TX January 2001 –August 2005
Litigation Paralegal
Assisted Associate General Counsel in the monitoring and the defense of civil personal injury and class action lawsuits with a concentration on natural gas and power cases. Contributed to the maintenance of a status report of complex jurisdictional cases.
Managed document production projects for in-house and outside counsel by collecting and assimilating electronic and hard copy information responsive to discovery requests and disputes. Identified and interviewed key personnel from business departments.
Coordinated business presentations of individuals within various business groups with representatives from federal agencies pursuant to audits and subpoenas received by the company.
Functioned as the Electronic Legal Coordinator between business groups and the Information Technology department to obtain electronic mail and documents from local and international sites pursuant to government investigations, disputes and lawsuits. Collaborated with Information Technology to design and implement a database for tracking and coordinating electronic mail requests resulting in major cost savings to the company.
Fleming & Associates, L.L.P. - Houston, TX March 1999 – August 2000
Litigation Paralegal (Contract)
Assisted in the litigation and trial preparation of a massive class action toxic tort case involving chemical exposure to approximately 2500 plaintiffs. Team leader for group meetings structured to ensure an organized account of clients’ exposure and medical status. Obtained and prepared documents for discovery responses, organized medical records, prepared trial notebooks and entered client information into large database programs.
Law Offices of Karen A. Lerner – Houston, TX February 1993 – October 1998
Litigation Paralegal
Active in the management of bad faith insurance, medical malpractice, and personal injury cases. Analyzed initial pleadings, made discovery recommendations, drafted correspondence, pleadings and discovery responses.
Conducted initial interview and regularly communicated with clients.
Accumulated, evaluated and classified documents in response to discovery requests.
Performed legal research and prepared various legal memoranda.
Interviewed witnesses and experts to determine knowledge of relevant facts. Prepared witnesses for depositions, trial, mediations and organized trial/mediation notebooks.
Compiled evidence/exhibits in preparation for trial and participated in the jury selection process.
Citibank/ Buenos Aires, Argentina May 1988 – October 1992
English Tutor
Taught conversational English to Spanish speaking accounting executives.
Global Marine, Inc. - Houston, TX August 1987 –April 1988
Litigation Paralegal
Assisted in the defense of offshore drilling personal injury claims and cases. Reviewed contracts, vessel, oil rig plans, logs, safety reports and case notes to determine cause of incidents. Drafted discovery responses and obtained pertinent documents from worldwide locations for large document production projects.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Criminal Justice – Texas State University (f/k/a Southwest Texas), San Marcos, Texas
Certificate in Paralegal Studies - Southwestern Professional Institute, ABA approved – Houston, Texas
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficiency in software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis and electronic discovery database systems.
ASSOCIATIONS
Texas State Bar Association, Legal Assistants Division and the Houston Corporate Paralegal Association.
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