JOENALD J. PIERRE

**** **** **** ****** ******* Ave, Apt 6M, Brooklyn, NY 11224 ad33sn@r.postjobfree.com, Ph 347-***-****

Professional strengths:

●Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

●Ability to analyze problems and generate solutions

●In-depth knowledge of Federal and Civil legal practices and procedures

●Ability to provide legal and negotiation services for different corporate clients

●Possess excellent management and organizational skills

●In-depth knowledge of drafting formal letters, legal notices, pleadings and contracts

Division of Human Rights New York State Bronx, NY 4/2023 -7/2023

Human Rights Specialist I/Investigator

●Planned for investigations and complaint processes

● Determined investigation methods and analysis to conciliate or close claims

●Determined comprehensive case management and evaluation of cases

●Applied knowledge of NYS Human Rights Law, understanding of the theories of discrimination and their application to complaint investigation and processing and proceedings

Transperfect Legal Solutions New York, NY (Temporary Contract) 9/2016 - 6/2019

Document Review Legal Assistant

●Assist in forensic data technology with high level technical expertise dealing with various financial institutions.

● Responsible for data analysis and validation, user acceptance testing, vendor management, and quality assurance, among other things

●Assist with E- Discovery & Early data assessment.

●Correctly identify, categorize, and annotate a wide variety of contractual terms across a range of products and services.

●Meet deadlines and diligently decide when to escalate to the project team for discussion.

●Fully understand the project vision, identify process and technology improvement opportunities, and provide continuous feedback.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., New York, NY(temp assignment) 3/2016-7/2016

Market Regulations Equities Legal Compliance Analyst

●Perform legal research for staff attorneys. Assist with preparing for on-the-record testimony of potential respondents.

●Assist with preparing for and/or take off-the-record customer interviews. Assist investigators with investigative tasks such as entering data and updating and maintaining document files. Review and synopsis transcripts. Assist with preparing for hearings.

●Controlled documents with legal holds software, Cite-check and Shepardize briefs and other pleadings; prepare tables of contents and tables of authorities. Maintain litigation files.

●Assist with review of documents sent to the Office of Disciplinary Affairs.

Lazarus & Lazarus P.C., New York, NY (temp assignment), 8/2015- 10/2015

IP/ Trademark Paralegal

●Maintained computerized records of clients trademark portfolio. Prepared necessary trademark forms for filing often with different parties with different countries with relevant trademark offices

●Researched, investigated, prepare and supervise international filings, coordinated and supervised assistance of foreign counsel for international trademark filings.

Clausen Miller P. C., New York, NY (temp assignment), 10/2014- 7/2015

Commercial Insurance Litigation Paralegal

●Summarized depositions and other transcripts. Followed established guidelines, gather, prepare and summarize relevant materials for use by attorneys in preparation of opinions, briefs and other legal documents.

●Maintained case files; perform simple legal research, index, track and control exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial. Screened documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.

●Performed initial compilation of documents for FOIA or production requests, subject to review by superiors and trial staff.

●Gathered, prepare and summarize relevant materials for use at trial, assist attorneys with witness preparation.

Vincenti & Vincenti P.C., New York, NY (temp assignment), 5/2014-8/2014

Litigation EDiscovery/Document Review Paralegal

●Summarized depositions and other transcripts. Maintained case files, performed simple legal research; indexed tracked and controlled exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.

●Screened documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.

●Performed initial compilation of documents for FOIA or production requests, subject to review by superiors and trial staff

Bracewell & Guilliani LLP, New York, NY (temp assignment), 9/2013-11/2013

Litigation Trial Specialist

●Gathered, prepared and summarized relevant materials for use at trial. Assisted attorneys with witness preparation.

●Summarized deposition and trial transcripts; maintained case file. Performed initial compilation of documents pursuant to Freedom of Information Act, subject to review by attorneys and trial staff. Cite check blue booked case research via internet, LexisNexis.

U. S. SEC, New York, NY (temp assignment), 5/2013-8/2013

Litigation Specialist

●Followed established guidelines, gathered, prepared and summarized relevant materials for use by attorneys in preparation of opinions, briefs and other legal documents. Summarized depositions and other transcripts, maintained case files, performed simple legal research.

●controlled electronic documents with legal holds software. Screened documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria, performed initial compilation of documents for FOIA or production requests, subject to review by superiors and trial staff.

●Cite checked, blue booked case research via internet, LexisNexis

Kazlow & Kazlow, P. C., New York, NY, 6/2010-1/2012

Litigation Paralegal

●Drafted and edited various legal documents such as pleadings and letters to be filed in Court.

●Coordinated witness appearances for examinations before trial and trial appearance. Electronically filed pleadings and various legal documents through the Court system. Gathered and researched cases via Westlaw.

● Cite checked, blue booked case research via internet, LexisNexis. Reviewed various advertising media contracts and edited contracts according to clients needs. Drafted various complaints based on breach of contract.

Cohen & Slamowitz, LLP, Woodbury, NY, 3/2005-3/2008

Litigation Paralegal/Specialist Negotiator

●Directed the activities of staff. Reviewed pro se answers after issuance of summons and complaint, negotiated settlements of defendants.

●Drafted letters to defendants as reply to answers. Drafted notice of petitions for turnover motions, in regards to joint holders of bank accounts.

●Planned, scheduled, and prioritized the work of the branch and adjusted assignments as needed, monitored the overall quality of work of the office.

●Identified performance strengths and weaknesses of employees, and determined whether any supplemental training was needed sent motions to court diaries return date for court calendar.

EDUCATION:

York College

Queens Community College A.A.S. Accounting

New York Paralegal School Dual Diploma/Certificate

Paralegal/Advanced Litigation Specialty

Federal Emergency Management Agency NIMS

SKILLS:

Lexis Concordance, Electronic Case Filing, Legal Holds, Relativity, ACRIS, Federal Courts, Pacer, Blue Book Citation, RICOH Scan, USPTO web search, Casemap, Casenote, Westlaw, JIRA, SAGA, CMS, MS XP, Excel, WordPerfect 10, Citrix, EDOCS, Documatrix, Lynx, Outlook Express, ICD 9, CPT 4 Coding, WordPro, Adobe X1, Adobe PRO, Deltek Time Keeping, Database Management

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