Frances Williams

Upper Marlboro, MD *****

adsdct@r.postjobfree.com

+1-301-***-****

Career Focus:

Obtain a position that will provide me the opportunity to learn and advance in a professional setting in which I can apply my skills to provide opportunities for both personal and professional growth. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Senior Paralegal

Department of Justice (DOJ) CACI - Washington, DC

December 2020 to Present

• Assist trial attorneys in Washington, DC, with case organization, document management and production, document drafting and editing, redaction and initial review and trial preparation.

• Perform document review and manage case documents using platforms such as Relativity and Westlaw.

• Communicate (orally and in writing) with Unit attorneys, other US Department of Justice components, federal agencies, and others as required in the course of investigation and litigation

• Report to a Paralegal Supervisor/Attorney.

Senior Paralegal

Security Exchange Commission (SEC) Chenega Corporation - Washington, DC February 2020 to Present

Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in Relativity and in preparation of motions, briefs, and other legal documents.

• Summarizes depositions and other transcripts.

• Maintains case files; performs simple or compiles legal research; indexes, tracks,

(including documents produced and received in Relativity

• Indexes, tracks, and controls exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial.

• May synopsize transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney use.

• Reviews case related materials and, for example, identifies potentially conflicting statements or areas requiring further investigation.

• Writes preliminary drafts of legal memoranda and correspondence.

• Prepares exhibit cross-references.

• Reviews documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria.

• Management including monitoring for updates, entry into logging system, preliminary review, and flagging issues for supplemental review.

• Comping documents for FOIA, production requests, Congressional inquiries, etc.

• May have a role involving special knowledge and skills, such as litigation, document analysis or accounting.

• Experience with Name Relationship Search Index (RSI) and Tips, Complaints, Referral (TCR) system and Relativity.

• Other duties as assigned

Paralegal

Integrated Support Systems, Inc - Washington, DC

September 2007 to June 2019

• Develop and perform database searches and identify relevant case records.

• Read, categorize, and record legal cases such as Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Office of Immigration Litigation

(OIL), Federal Programs (FP), Torts, Commercial, Criminal and National Courts, Fraud, NERD and Tax Division into CIMS and Law Pack database, LexisNexis.

• Analyze and determine the priority of cases and sort cases by branch.

• Examine legal cases, extract critical information and report to appropriate DOJ facility.

• Accurately record production data in automated system and generate reports.

• Perform self and peer quality assurance reviews of work products

• Apply detailed rules and procedures consistently and accurately in a deadline driven environment

• Compiles, prepares, and summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents; summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files; document discovery.

• Review documents for Relevance and privilege according to guidelines and criteria.

• Perform complex legal research indexes, track and control exhibits and other materials for Attorneys.

• Assist with preparation coordination and distribution of court filings and tribunal submissions.

• Work closely with Attorneys on litigation, arbitration, receives transcripts of depositions and prepares summaries to assist attorneys and compliance for Civil Matters.

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work under extreme pressure in a deadline driven fast-paced environment.

• Monitor organize and maintain central records of files for Civil Division. Supervisory Mail Clerk

Integrated Support Systems, Inc - Washington, DC

May 2005 to August 2007

Reviewed incoming documents, designated web sites and data forms for specific information using CASES database for the Civil Division DOJ (Department of Justice).

• Analyzed incoming documents and identified information for data entry.

• Reviewed and performed quality control on the teams work according to criteria specified.

• Compiled daily and weekly reports to management for review.

• Maintained chronological records of project activity and cases. Arranged filings, mailings and service list deliveries with appropriate courts, government agencies and

• Trained new employees and assisted employees with questions. Mail Identification Clerk

Integrated Support Systems, Inc - Washington, DC

March 2001 to April 2005

• Identified, sorted, and routed all mail received by the Mail Identification and Routing Unit Processed mail according to standard procedures and guidelines.

• Determined whether an incoming document is case-related.

• Forward items to Classification Unit for further processing.

• Forwarded mail to the appropriate attorney, reviewer, case control officer.

• Delegated items to specific point of contact.

• Searched cases in databases such as LexisNexis, Pacer, and Law Pack.

• Processed Electronic Case Filing (ECF) e-mails and internal OMI Mail according to office procedures. Education

Associate in Business Management

Rappahannock Community College - Warsaw, VA

Skills

• Database

• Litigation

• Customer service

• Organizational skills

• Leadership skills

• Microsoft office

• Writing skills

• Microsoft Outlook

• LexisNexis

• Excel

• Microsoft Word

• Data Analysis Skills

• Data Management

• Data Entry

• Communications

• Legal Research

• Outlook

• Adobe Acrobat

• Databases

• Microsoft SharePoint

• Proofreading

• Quality Assurance

• Relativity

Certifications and Licenses

Paralegal Certificate

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