MARIA CAROLINE HAZEL

phone 310-***-****

ad1853@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Driven multilingual Junior Attorney, with experience in analyzing complex research, data, and documentation to prepare and represent clients in sensitive matters. Experience

Sims Law Firm/March 2021-present

Associate Attorney, Commercial Litigation

● Legal research and brief drafts for supervising attorney

● Case status reports updates;

● Analysis and summary of records, deposition transcripts, discovery responses, and related documents

● Discovery preparation and responses;

● Meet & Confer with opposing counsel;

● Draft motions and opposition to motions;

● Prepare deposition packages with relevant materials;

● Site inspection assistance;

● Extensive factual investigation of cases through witnesses interviews. White & Case, LLP/July 2018-March 2021

Litigation Assistant, Data Privacy Litigation & Regulatory Investigation

● Review new matters concerning data protection, intermediary liability for internet applications providers and defamation, received on a daily basis and prepare short summaries for each matter;

● Track matter flow and maintain up-to-date case files;

● Maintain case data, conduct statistical analyses, and create databases, charts, graphs, and tables;

● Draft reports, letters, and chronologies and prepare substantive presentations;

● Liaise with worldwide team, client, and foreign counsels;

● Attend weekly meetings with global attorney team to discuss strategy for key matters;

● Prepare daily time entries for services performed. JT Legal Group, APC- October/2017-June 2018

Litigation Paralegal

● Prepared Notice of Depositions and Request for Productions of Documents with dates, locations and court reporter arrangements;

● Propounded Discovery and Responded to Discovery;

● Prepare Notices and Calendaring of Depositions;

● Client’s Correspondence and document screening;

● Opposing counsel correspondence;

● Federal and State Court Filing and E-filing: Lawsuit filing, Notice of settlement, Case Management Statement, Notice of posting jury fees, Notice of Settlement, Request for dismissal, TRO applications and Ex parte Hearing proceedings and reservations;

Ramey Law P.C. March/2017 – August/2017

Litigation Assistant • Ramey Law P.C.

● Prepared Notice of Depositions and Request for Productions of Documents with dates, locations and court reporter arrangements;

● Propounded Discovery and Responded to Discovery;

● Client’s Correspondence and document screening;

● Opposing counsel correspondence;

● Court Filing and E-filing: lawsuit filing, Notice of settlement, Case management status, Notice of posting jury fees, Notice of Settlement, Request for dismissal, among other legal documents.

Rafii & Nazarian, LLP-Personal Injury Law Firm August/2016 -February/2017 Temporary Position- Litigation Clerk

● Drafted Summons and Complaints;

● Prepared Notice of Depositions and Request for Productions of Documents with dates, locations and court reporter arrangements;

● Propounded Discovery and Responded to Discovery;

● Prepared Notices and Calendaring of Deposition;

● Prepared Statement of Damages;

● Client’s Correspondence and document screening;

● Opposing counsel correspondence;

● Court Filing and E-filing

Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP Personal Injury Law Firm July/2015-April/2016

Litigation Clerk

● Propounded Discovery and Responded to Discovery;

● Prepared Notices and Calendaring of Depositions;

● Client’s Correspondence and document screening;

● Medical reports and billings request, correspondence and screening;

● Court Filing and E-filing: Notice of settlement, Case management status, Notice of posting jury fees, among other legal documents. Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP-June/2014-August/2014 Summer Intern

● Performed Legal Researches

● Prepared Legal Memorandums

● Prepared Case Briefs

● Prepared Report of Trials and non-trial cases for auditions with clients Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles-September/ 2010- July/2015 Consular Officer-Legal Department

● Informed public about legal consular services and its procedures;

● Assisted general public with filling the legal consular Forms;

● Legal documents production: Power of Attorney production, Birth Registration, Marriage Registration, Death Registration, Authentication of non Brazilian documents such as contracts, bills of sales, product’s description;

● Performed legal research on immigration law, civil law and family law in Brazil and United States.

Education

Southwestern Law School-Master of Laws Degree, L.LM., Class of 2015. West Los Angeles College, Paralegal Studies-2010-2012. Catholic University of South Brazil-PUC/RS, Juris Doctor Degree, class of 2005 Skills:

Computer: MS Windows 8, MS Word 8, Word Perfect, MS Outlook Office, Abacus and Legal Solutions. Typing skills 65WPM, Clio Case Management. Languages: Bilingual in Portuguese and English, Intermediate Level Spanish .

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