KIMBERLY

MCCORD

Litigation Paralegal

OBJECTIVE

To gain employment within a firm that

allows me to utilize my education and

skills while allowing me to grow my

knowledge and experience to assist in

not only maintaining your firm but

growing it.

REFERENCE

“Kimberly has a number of strengths to

offer an employer. Kimberly has the

ability to handle stressful situations with

ease. On multiple occasions I have

witnessed Kimberly engaging with

upset clients and diffused the situation

where the clients were calmed and

left with a better understanding of

how the legal process works.”

~ Amber Walters

References upon request.

CONTACT

ADDRESS:

109 Royal St.

Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613

PHONE:

321-***-****

WEBSITE:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-

mccord-64749362/

EMAIL:

ad493c@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

• Multi-task

• Problem solving

• Communicate effectively

• Draft pleadings, documents,

summations of cases

• Well versed in spreadsheets,

databases, e-portal,

presentation software and

multiple legal programs

• Categorizing everything an

attorney may need

• Billing

• Discovery intensive

EDUCATION

ASSOCIATES IN THE STUDY OF PARALEGAL SCIENCE 2012 2014 EVEREST UNIVERSITY

• I earned my associates with a 4.0 GPA.

• I was awarded the Dean’s and President’s award every semester.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rissman Law of Orlando Insurance Defense Paralegal 2022-2023 Responsible for drafting legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, discovery, and affidavits. Serve as liaison between clients, opposing counsel, witnesses, and court personnel. Involved in all aspects of litigation support including legal research, factual investigation, asset research, medical records, deposition summaries, and trial preparation. Assist with trial to include managed trial exhibits, prepare notebooks and expert binders. Communicate with Expert and Fact witnesses.

Vernis and Bowling of Melbourne Insurance Defense Paralegal 2021- 2022

Responsible for drafting legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, discovery, and affidavits. Serve as liaison between clients and opposing counsel. Involved in all aspects of litigation support including legal research, factual investigation, asset research, deposition summaries, and trial preparation with a concentration on propounding and responding to discovery. Assist with trial to include managed trial exhibits, prepare notebooks and expert binders. Office of the Palm Bay City Attorney Legal Asst/Paralegal 2018-2021 Responsible for drafting legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, discovery, and affidavits. Serve as liaison between clients, opposing counsel, witnesses, and court personnel. Involved in all aspects of litigation support including legal research, factual investigation, asset research, medical records, deposition summaries, and trial preparation. Assist with trial to include managed trial exhibits, prepare notebooks and expert binders. Attend and assist attorneys with depositions. Communicate with Expert and Fact witnesses. Provided support on several large, document intensive cases in Civil Court. Watson, Soileau, DeLeo and Burgett, P.A. Legal Assistant 2017-2018 Responsible for welcoming clients by greeting then in person or on the telephone; answered and directed inquiries. Generated revenues by documenting and inputting attorney’s billable time and reimbursement expenses. Maintained office supplies by checking stocks, placing, and expediting orders, evaluated new products, drafted complaints, prepared case summaries, and pleadings. Accomplished organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; explored opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Scott Ogle, Attorney at Law Paralegal 2016-2017 Responsible for answering and propounding discovery, drafted pleadings and motions, subpoenas, scheduled orders and demand letters; corresponded with court personnel, carriers, medical providers, clients and opposing counsel; trial preparation, trial notebooks, schedule depositions, calendaring and E-filing.

*Earlier Experience Available Upon Request

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