Manager Support
Resume:
LORI F. MOLONEY
*********@*****.***
*** **** **** ****** #**, NewYork, NY 10017
SUMMARY
●Strategic coordination, management, and execution of firm objectives.
●Design of project plans, assembly and oversight of case teams.
●Proactive modification or redirection of project plans as required, using my education and practical experience to better understand, communicate, and respond to the needs of a given matter.
EXPERIENCE
McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. – New York, NY
Legal Assistant: July, 2020 – December, 2020
Worked directly with partners on multiple defense matters. Assisted in drafting and preparation of pleadings, discovery requests and responses for insurance defense matters, medical malpractice cases and automobile warranty cases. Reviewed documents for relevance and privileged information and prepared document productions. Performed legal research using lexis, prepared memorandum and correspondence as requested. Filed motions and other legal documents electronically in both State and Federal Courts. Provided tutorials for junior staff on procedures for preparing and filing pleadings.
Barton LLP – New York, NY
Manager Legal Support Svcs./Associate: April, 2019 – March, 2020
Multi-function position for 35-lawyer firm. Responsibilities include management of support staff, paralegals and file-room. Interview, hire, train and supervise staff, assigning projects and providing oversight and instruction on how to perform paralegal tasks. Monitor hours and productivity and get regular feedback from attorneys to ensure tasks are completed correctly and efficiently. Act as IT liaison between firm and outsourced third party service provider. Trouble-shoot server and workstation issues, networking, remote access, printers and copier maintenance. Work on new user set-ups and testing of all firm applications. Provide end-user training on firm supported applications and assistance when required. In an associate role, perform legal research, draft pleadings and correspondence as well as prepare and file corporate documents and reports. Review documents for privilege and responsiveness and prepare document productions. Work closely with numerous attorneys on varied litigation, transactional and alternate dispute resolution matters.
KIRSCH & NIEHAUS PLLC – New York, NY Associate: December, 2018 – March, 2019
Perform tasks as required by partners in the furtherance of their boutique litigation practice. Prepare pleadings, draft correspondence, perform research, and review documents for substance and privilege. Assist with electronic discovery projects including collections, processing and loading data into review platforms. Maintain and develop databases for culling and review of discovery documents. Compile exhibits and prepared demonstratives as requested.
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT – New York, NY
(per 2017 merger with CHADBOURNE & PARKE)
Manager-Litigation Support: 2005-2018
Provided leadership for firm’s practice support department. Served as principal conduit maintaining attorneys informed as to status and development of ongoing matters. Collaborated with firm attorneys and IT staff developing and implementing litigation support technologies for all phases of active cases including work as a technical consultant on electronic discovery projects. Managed retrieval, forensics, processing, review, and production of electronic data. Evaluated and assessed existing and new technologies for effectiveness, cost, and potential implementation. Contracted with staffing agencies to build and staff temporary attorney teams.
Prioritized and managed new project assignments as requested by partners, associates, and IS group while managing and supervising members of practice support department encompassing application support, database development, training, testing, and creation of end-user documentation. Negotiated and oversaw relationships and contracts with third-party vendors providing services throughout litigation timeline from case initiation through trial and appeals. Supervised and arranged infrastructure and set-up of on-site and off-site war-rooms for large-scale electronic document review, satellite arbitration, and trial site set-up.
Developed metrics to monitor reviewer productivity and assisted with implementation of quality control methodologies. Functioned as consultant and liaison between forensic experts, firm attorneys, and clients in assessment and retrieval of electronic files from internal personnel and clients conducting and assisting in client interviews, discussions with IT staff, and overseeing data collection. Coordinated in-house and off-site document review projects including DOJ and US Attorney office subpoenas, corporate matters, and products liability litigations for small and large volumes of data exceeding multiple terabytes and millions of files. Experienced with Relativity, Recommind Axcelerate, Concordance, Logikull, Ipro and other third party software applications.
WEIL, GOTSHAL, & MANGES LLP - New York, NY 1996-2005
Manager-Litigation Support Services: 2001-2005.
Worked with legal staff during litigation cases. Functioned as liaison with clients, attorneys, and IT department. Travelled to other firm offices meeting with attorneys to discuss, demonstrate, support, and train on new and existing technical litigation resources. Recruited, hired, and managed staff of litigation support project managers, technical specialists, and per diem consultants in New York and regional offices.
Provided service and support for legal staff, clients, and other users on litigation area applications across all firm offices. Identified, developed, and implemented strategies and litigation tools including client-facing web applications, trial support applications, imaging systems and related litigation databases for marketing and delivery of automated litigation support services. Managed litigation support services department personnel.
Project Manager-Litigation Support Services: 2000-2001.
Aided with design, implementation, and support of databases on firm extranet and testing, evaluation, and selection of additional web-based application service providers. Worked with IS personnel in set up and maintenance of case-specific tools and applications. Served as liaison between attorneys and vendors developing contracts and service agreements for projects requiring electronic discovery, forensic services, scanning and coding, and media production and duplication. Gained experience with Lotus Notes, JFS Litigator’s Notebook, Ipro, Microsoft Office, Lotus Approach, LiveNote, Trial Director, and e-discovery applications.
Contract Attorney: 1998-2000.
Worked on patent infringement and breach of contract litigations involving major tasks associated with discovery, document review, and preparation for depositions of expert and fact witnesses. Performed legal research on procedural and substantive topics. Prepared memoranda in support of the issues presented in pretrial motions and pleadings.
Case Manager: 1996-1998.
Worked with teams of legal assistants, managing, assisting, and monitoring projects pertaining to corporate litigations. Developed and implemented computer databases in Lotus Notes, Lotus Approach, and JFS Litigator’s Notebook for organizing documents, preparing pleadings, and gathering exhibits for trial. Attended court sessions and assisted in tracking admission of exhibits and use of deposition materials. Assisted in preparation of motions and briefs.
EDUCATION
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C. - J.D.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY - B.A., Psychology
LICENSURE
New York, Bar
Notary Public
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