Corey Kline, RP, CEDS, eDTech l ad23s5@r.postjobfree.com
***** **** ***** ***** * Aurora, Colorado 80013 l 720-***-****
PROFILE
Flexible, well-organized professional with strong work ethic. Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication. 30+ years of legal experience with strong analytical and problem solving skills. High sense of commitment and ability to effectively multi-task.
Technical Training: Concordance, Logikcull, DISCO, Relativity, Outlook Express, Windows, Microsoft Office, PDF Converter Plus, Nuance PDF, CITRIX, Ceridian, NetDocs, Microsoft Teams, Paylocity, E-Storage, Needles, Lexis/Nexis, CaseMap, Imanage, Titan, Workshare, Law Toolbox, Everchron
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paralegal s Moye Whites Denver, CO s 8/21 – 9/23 Working in a mid-size firm environment for the Litigation Practice Group.
o Case Management
o ESI Management - identify, preserve, collect, process, review and produce ESI
o Assist in drafting pleadings and discovery requests
o Create and maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
o Review records and create chronologies, summaries and tables
o Maintain electronic databases, including uploading/downloading large files and separating into folders, batches and generate disclosures once reviewed and tagged
o Prepare deposition and trial notebooks
Paralegal s Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLPs Denver, CO s 6/17 – 8/21 Working in a large firm environment for the Litigation Practice Group.
o Case Management
o ESI Management - identify, preserve, collect, process, review and produce ESI
o Assist in drafting pleadings and discovery requests
o Create and maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
o Review records and create chronologies, summaries and tables
o Prepare trial notebooks
o Communicate with clients to prepare discovery responses and gather fact evidence
o Prepare new business documents in multiple states to form or amend entities
o Complete entity formation by obtaining EIN
Paralegal s Fennemore Craig, PCs Denver, CO s 5/15 - 6/17 Working in a large firm environment for the Medical Negligence Defense Practice Group
o Case Management
o ESI Management – identify, preserve, collect, process, review and produce ESI
o Assisted in drafting pleadings and discovery requests
o Created and maintained pleadings and discovery indexes
o Filed pleadings through CCES
o Managed filing/disclosure deadlines
o Organized and indexed exhibits
o Prepared chronologies and summaries
o Prepared trial notebooks
o Communicated with clients to prepare discovery responses and gather fact evidence
Litigation Paralegal s Paralegal Resource Centers Denver, CO s 2/14 – 6/14 and 6/15 (Temporary Assignments) – Working in a small firm environment for employment lawyers and large firm in medical malpractice defense
o Assisted in drafting pleadings and discovery requests
o Created and maintained pleadings and discovery indexes
o Filed pleadings through CCES, ECF and File&ServeXpress
o Calendared hearing dates and filing/disclosure deadlines
o Organized case files
o Organized and index exhibits
o Prepared trial binders
o Managed document-intensive files
o Communicated with clients to prepare discovery responses and gather fact evidence
o Communicated with third parties to develop factual support for cases
Paralegal s Boesen Law, LLC s Denver, CO s 6/14 – 3/15 - Working in a small firm environment. Areas of practice include, employment and discrimination law, personal injury, disability claims
o Assisted in drafting pleadings
o Created, maintained and organized cases and e-files
o File pleadings through CCES and ECF in District Court, US District Court, Colorado Court of Appeals and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
o Calendared hearing dates and filing/disclosure deadlines
o Organized and indexed exhibits
o Prepared trial binders
o Scheduled witnesses for trial and prepared subpoenas and waivers
o Prepared billing of hourly clients
Freelance Paralegal s Tucson, AZ s 6/07 – 9/13 – Working in large firm environments and with sole practitioners. Areas of practice include personal injury, commercial litigation, probate litigation, employment law, estate planning, corporate, and criminal law.
oOversaw legal team assignments by coordinating work to be done by private investigators, expert witnesses and support staff
oReported directly to responsible attorney regarding work performed
oParticipated in strategy for preparation for trial
oOversaw completion of delegated assignments
oAssisted counsel in CJA filing in Federal Court
oAssisted counsel in all aspects of litigation management including factual investigation, document preparation, trial preparation and support
oPerformed medical records procurement and analysis including preparation of chronologies and summaries
oDrafted legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, interrogatories, disclosures, subpoenas and affidavits
oDrafted articles of incorporation, articles of organization, minutes, bylaws, operating agreements, annual reports, issued stock certificates, and prepared SS-4 filings
oPrepared settlement packages
oPrepared trial notebooks
oConducted research
oReviewed, summarized and assisted in isolating defenses in criminal cases
oAppeared as personal representative in employment related hearings
oPreparation of deposition summaries/abstracts
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Associates Degree - Legal Assistant, Chaparral College, Tucson, AZ 3.89 GPA, 110 Quarter Hours
Registered Paralegal – National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Paralegal Advanced Competency Examination (PACE) – February 2015 – present
Certified E-Discovery Specialist - Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists – 2019-present
eDiscovery Technology Certificate – Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists – Jan 2023
For further detailed work history, please view my profile on LinkedIn