Director of Client Services and Practice Management, Senior Paralegal

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*Board Certified Paralegal, Civil Litigation

**Fully remote position

***Was pilot remote worker of my practice group in 2015 KRISTI EDWARDS, BCP/TBLS*

****************@*****.*** • (903) 495- 2774

152 Springlake Drive, Gladewater, Texas 75647

Latest Experience

October 2022-Present

IP Case Manager

Senior Paralegal Cadwell Clonts Reeder & Thomas, LLP Houston, TX**

• Consulting with CCRT on a few of their high profile, high-visibility intellectual property cases with process development on paperless voluminous document production and review.

• Manage and report on multimillion dollar funded litigation budgets October 2022-Present

HR Compliance and Talent

Acquisition Consultant Atmos Energy Dallas, TX**

• Brought on to develop and launch pilot internship program partnering with local school districts to reach vocationally driven graduating seniors. Emphasis on partnership development and process implementation.

• Also assigned compliance review of internal operating procedures for accommodation request recognition and fulfillment for field supervisors and operations technicians February 2022-Present Bodkin Niehaus Dorris & Jolley, PLLC Flower Mound, TX** Director of Client Services

Senior Paralegal

• Developed and implemented process for a highly personalized and client focused attorney/client experience for high- net-worth clients and their support network, with full control of client engagement process, management of all incoming clients including intake and engagement, staffing of attorneys and support staff, and substantive work on files

• Attend and present at partner meetings to discuss firm direction, revenue projections, hiring, and budget items

• Oversee comprehensive employee retention credit project for the firm – over 40 clients in this project

• Draft myriad of documents in a wide swath of practice areas

• Create flowcharts and analytics for clients to better understand their complex estate planning

• Review case citations and syntax of appellate briefs – both civil and criminal (including 5th circuit, Texas CCA and SCOTX appellate briefs, with one case projected to run up to SCOTUS [involving embryonic rights of divorcing couples])

• Diary all case/matter related deadlines with full knowledge of local rule practice and procedure

• Right hand position in complex business sales for M&A practice with heavy data room management

• Maintain ongoing warm relationship with local court staff, judges, and foster firm partnerships with CPA and wealth advisor firms

September 2012 – February 2022, Jackson Lewis, P.C. Dallas, TX*** Regional Case Manager

Docketing Manager

• Assumed regional case management role in 2015 and was responsible for over 100 attorneys in 7 offices with cradle to grave case management

• Firm’s top performing case manager 7 consecutive years

• Assisted Managing Partner, Top billing Equity Partner and Top billing Associate in all areas of litigation practice

• Prior to assuming the case management role, I was the primary paralegal/internal case manager for over 150 open Employment and Civil Litigation matters with weekly status meetings.

• Specialization in all areas of trial preparation and mechanics. K E

• Drafted and served records and trial subpoenas, pleadings and discovery as well coordination and preparation work for depositions.

• Researched and citation verification of case law for dispositive motions and appellate briefs.

• Responsible for all facets of document production, indexing, chronology and data management.

• Creation and cross comparison analysis of in depth excel spreadsheets for settlement scenarios in class action FLSA litigation

• Equally versed in State, Federal, Circuit, and SCOTUS Education

August 2015 Texas Board of Legal Specialization Austin, TX

• Board Certification - Civil Trial

August 2011 - May 2013 Collin College Frisco, TX

• Paralegal Certification

August 2005 - December 2008 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK

• B.S., Political Science/Law, Politics, Society

• Presidents Honor Roll Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006

• Division I Student Athlete, Soccer

August 2004 - May 2005 Drake University Des Moines, IA

• Political Science/Law, Politics, Society

• Division I Student Athlete, Soccer

Volunteer Work

East Texas CASA Volunteer Case Worker August 2017-Present

• Advocate for children as guardian ad litem in abuse and neglect cases, staffed with the Department of Family and Protective Services

Boys & Girls Club of East Texas Assistant Athletic Director August 2017-Febraury 2020

• Ran entire soccer league for children ages 3-12 for the local Boys & Girls Club Chapter CHS Varsity Volleyball Coach June 2020-Present

• Developing skills and technical ability in beginner to advance volleyball players at a TAPPS 1-A School in Longview, Texas

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