Lonnie Christopher
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Summary:
A Paralegal/Docketing Specialist responsible for managing and reviewing all incoming mail, e-mail, and e-Documents. Experience in auditing of CompuLaw, e-Dockets and ProLaw databases to ensure accuracy of the description of events that would negatively impact responses to deadlines and continuances. Maintained discovery and all pleadings documents, entering information into the firm’s Clarra database. Daily responsibilities include electronic document review, analysis and preparation for firm’s Calendar and virtual SharePoint Database. NOTE: Some eDiscovery experience.
Skills:
CompuLaw, Prolaw, e-Dockets, USPTO.GOV, CourtLink, LexisNexis, Pacer NEF Specialist, Concordance, Elite, LegalKey, Accutrac, Elite, MS Office
Education:
Esquire College, Pasadena, CA 1994 - 1996
Paralegal Certification
University of Phoenix, Torrance, CA 1997 - 1999
BSB Adult Program
University of Phoenix, Torrance, CA 2010 - 2011
Professional Experience:
Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky
Docketing Specialist, Los Angeles, CA 5/2021 – 9/2023
Managed and coordinated firm’s calendar/docket via in house Clarra Database
Docketed court deadlines using Clarra and Outlook
Responded to docketing inquiries from attorneys and assistant
Electronic document review, analysis and preparation for firm’s calendaring
Pacer ENF Specialist CourtLink Global Research
Local court research
Weekly Docketing Team Meetings
Meyers Nave, Los Angeles, CA 11/2019 – 4/2021
Docket Calendaring Specialist
Managed and coordinated firm’s calendar/docket via CompuLaw
Docketed court deadlines using CompuLaw and Outlook
Generated reports
Managed CompuLaw program
Responded to docketing inquiries from attorneys and assistants
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, Los Angeles, CA 03/2019 – 11/2019
Docket Calendaring Specialist
Managed and coordinated Elder Law Group calendar/docket via e-Dockets
Docketed court deadlines using e-Dockets and Outlook
Generated Pre-Trial Checklist
Responded to docketing inquiries from attorneys and assistants
Pond North LLP, Los Angeles, CA 05/2017 – 01/2019
Court Rules – Legal Docketing Specialist
Managed and coordinated firm’s calendar/docket
Managed and reviewed all incoming mail and e-mails for California and New England offices,
audited Prolaw database to ensure accuracy of description of events that would negatively impact responses to deadlines and continuances
Electronic document review, analysis and preparation for firm’s calendar
Pacer NEF Specialist CourtLink Global Research
Distributed reports: Two-week firm calendar, Three-Day Advance Calendar (Managing Partner)
and Daily/30-Day Calendar (Associates)
Performed other duties and functions that may be required not directly related to title of
position
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo, Los Angeles, CA 10/2016 – 03/2017
Court Rules – Legal Docketing Specialist
Managed and coordinated firm’s calendar/docket duties
Managed and audited Compulaw database to ensure accuracy of description of events that
would negatively impact responses to deadlines and continuances
Provided research assistance to legal staff on court rules, codes, and practice guides to resolve
case specific inquiries
Electronic document review, analysis and preparation for firm’s calendar
Downloaded and converted documents from Pacer and reviewed related cases
Pacer NEF Specialist CourtLink Global Research
Distributed reports: Two-week calendar (firm), Three-Day Advance Calendar (Managing Partner)
and Daily/30-Day Calendar (Associates)
Stroock, Stroock & Lavan LLP, Los Angeles, CA 02/2015 – 10/2016
Court Rules – Legal Docketing Analyst
Populated Info Tab – General Information & Jurisdiction Tab in CompuLaw
CompuLaw event entry, generation deadlines and review
Researched local and Federal rules, standing orders, and judicial preference
Electronic document review, analysis and preparation for firm’s virtual Records Database (RM)
Downloaded and converted documents from Pacer and reviewed related cases
Pacer NEF Specialist CourtLink Global Research
Distributed reports: Two-week calendar (firm), Three-Day Advance Calendar (Managing Partner)
and Daily/30-day Calendar (Associates)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA 08/2014 – 12/2014
Docket Calendaring Specialist (contract)
Responded to docketing inquiries from law firm support staff via Docket & Calendaring
workflow systems
Docketed court deadlines using Compulaw
Reviewed Compulaw submissions by department staff
Morrison Foerster, Los Angeles, CA 10/2013 – 08/2014
Docket & Calendaring Specialist Litigation / Intellectual Property (contract)
Populated Info Tab with General Information and Jurisdiction Tab in CompuLaw
Input data into CompuLaw including deadlines
Researched local and Federal rules, standing orders, and judicial preference
Electronic document review, analysis and preparation for firm’s virtual Records Database (RM)
Downloaded and converted documents from Pacer and reviewed related cases
Processed E-Office Notifications
Processed PRPS Notifications
Reviewed Petition for Inter Partes Review
Reviewed updates of documents via USPTO.GOV