Jana Gill
Austin TX *****
*********@*****.***
Experience
May 2023 - November 2023 Driverless Support Specialist Adecco/Cruise
● Contract assignment to Cruise for autonomous electric vehicle support; certified external vehicle control operator; managed updating software and responded to vehicle recovery events; addressed and troubleshot operating issues; operated vehicles in manual mode; adhered to complex operating protocols
November 2022 - April 2023 SAT/ACT Instructor Huntington Learning Center
● SAT/ACT verbal and writing test preparation instruction - intensive, one-on-one SAT/ACT verbal test prep; review assessments and practice exams; instruct lessons on grammar, parts of speech, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and related topics; respond to student questions and interact with student regarding setting realistic goals
August 2022 - October 2022 Paralegal Skelton Woody
● Managed 150+ active civil cases; drafted, researched, and edited numerous documents for court filing, insurance reporting, and other like projects; responsible for calendaring, deadlines, and status reports
February 2022 - April 2022 Paralegal Richards, Rodriguez & Skeith
● Large construction defect litigation involving the City of Austin (temporary assignment) October 2021 - January 2022 Paralegal Haynes Boone
● First Amendment and media litigation, as well as environmental litigation; managed databases of case documents; researched administrative documents; organized cases and pleadings to assist with preparation for hearings and motion practice; filed documents in state, federal, and appellate courts
August 2020 - October 2021 Paralegal Chamberlain McHaney
● Insurance defense--including large multi-party construction defect litigation involving commercial construction, as well as personal injury, property damage, and sovereign immunity cases March 2019 - August 2020 Paralegal Walsh Gallegos Russo Treviño & Kyle
● In disputes against or affecting a school district: compiled and managed document productions; drafted answers to discovery requests; assisted with writing and researching motions; supported stakeholders on a large transactional project involving water damage September 2016 - February 2019 Paralegal Cokinos Young
● In several multimillion-dollar Texas state cases: drafted discovery responses; reviewed documents and assessed responsiveness to production requests; maintained privilege logs; calculated and calendared discovery and trial deadlines; prepared documents and tracked corresponding issues in connection with deposition preparation for dozens of witnesses; and assisted attorneys in preparing for motion and evidentiary hearings
June 2008 - August 2016 Freelance Litigation Staff Attorney, Editor, Non-Profit Executive
● Litigation support and document analysis for multimillion-dollar Arizona probate case
● Freelance editing for Bloomberg BNA legal books division
● Consultant on nonprofit organization’s federal exempt status reinstatement
● Non-profit executive director for 750-acre retreat center Software skills & Familiarity
● Microsoft Office (primarily Word and Excel, Powerpoint); Google Docs; Adobe Acrobat; Westlaw; Relativity; NetDocs
Education and Clerkship
College of William and Mary, BA with Honors - May 1984 University of Virginia, JD, law review editorial board - June 1987 United States District Court - Delaware - Law clerk for Chief Judge Schwartz Achievements & Interests
Founder, Educating to End Violence, Washington DC; horseback riding, backpacking