Legal Assistant Paralegal
Resume:
MARK D. SHEPHERD
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*** ******** *****, *** *******, CT 06053
WORK SUMMARY
Assisted attorneys with civil litigation and corporate legal support: filing pleadings (Connecticut, per Connecticut Practice Book guidelines, State Judicial Branch e-filing and short calendar filings and also Federal District Courts) for plaintiff injury/insurance defense, labor & employment matters, class action, Connecticut complex litigation docket, bankruptcy and various civil matters; managed insurance provider data, obtained, processed and tracked medical bills and reports; also prepared client/vendor correspondence, invoices and statements, and utilized document management and attorney time entry software. Clerked at the Hartford Superior Court during the fall of 2008. Provided paralegal support to the State Department of Education in Teacher Negotiation Act, education & labor litigation, residency and transportation hearings, State Board matters, FOIA database tracking and other related support; also provided legal support to Connecticut State agencies in defense of Departments and personnel facing civil and CHRO/EEOC claims, and various civil litigation matters in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. *IT Technical Support Staff: Performed hardware and software maintenance and service at the IT Help Desk for office and field operations staff. SKILLS & HIGHLIGHTS
LITIGATION & CORPORATE COUNSEL SUPPORT ● COURT FILINGS / RESEARCH
CONNECTICUT CIVIL LITIGATION /PLAINTIFF INJURY ● INSURANCE DEFENSE
SEC FILINGS / EDGAR RESEARCH ● BANKRUPTCY
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ● FAMILY
LEGAL & FINANCIAL ● WORD PROCESSING
DOCUMENT REVIEW & DATABASE CODING ● INSURANCE DEFENSE
CLERICAL & WORD PROCESSING SUPPORT ● REGULATORY COMPLIANCE EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT POSITIONS Hartford, CT & New York, NY
State of Connecticut / CHRO May 2022 – December 2022
State of Connecticut / Office of Health Strategy March 2022 – May 2022
U.S. 2020 Decennial Census* February 2020 – July 2020
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone & Morelli September 2018 - November 2018
Berman & Sable LLC March 2018 - May 2018
Law Office of Kevin C. Ferry May 2017 – June 2017
Halloran & Sage February 2017 – March 2017
Sheffy, Mazzaccaro, DePaolo & DeNigris, LLP October 2016
Cyient, Inc. February 2016 – March 2016
State of Connecticut / Dept. of Education / Office of Legal Affairs September 2013 – May 2015
State of Connecticut / DMHAS / Legal Affairs Unit March 2012 – May 2012
Scott & Scott March 2010 – August 2010
Jazlowiecki & Jazlowiecki March 2009 – September 2009
State of Connecticut / Judicial Branch / Hartford Superior Court August 2008 – December 2008
Law Offices of Thompson G. Page August 2007 – November 2008
Law Offices of Angelo Cicchiello October 2006 – March 2007
Verizon Wireless September 2005 – April 2006
Law Offices of Ronald Chorches September 2003 – May 2004
Pitney Hardin Kipp & Szuch February 2003 – June 2003
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom February 2001 – June 2001
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe September 1999 – March 2000
Day Berry & Howard January 1996 - May 1996
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HAWKINS, DELAFIELD & WOOD Hartford, Connecticut
Legal Assistant / Paralegal / Office Manager August 1997 – April 1998
Assisted partner in leading bond counsel firm by preparing for closings, drafting correspondence, maintaining billing records for client activities, managing vendor accounts (e.g. the purchase of supplies and services and processing of invoices) and entering and maintaining attorney time records. Assisted Chapter 13 Standing Trustee by managing files
(including the opening and closing of cases) and preparing corresponding documents for submission to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. Trustee.
COHEN & CHANNIN Hartford, Connecticut
Legal Assistant / Paralegal October 1994 – April 1995 BUTLER, NORRIS & GOLD Hartford, Connecticut
Legal Assistant / Paralegal September 1995 – January 1996
Assisted partners in general practice / personal injury firms by providing paralegal, document processing and clerical support (i.e. interviewed clients; obtained police and insurance reports; pursued property damage claims; prepared medical billings & reports for case settlement; obtained corporate documents from the Secretary of the State; prepared research materials and exhibits in support of cases); drafted, edited and prepared pleadings, motions and other court filings; responded to discovery requests; maintained short calendar; drafted firm correspondence. NORTHEAST UTILITIES Berlin, Connecticut
Paralegal November 1992 – August 1993
Assisted counsel by preparing and editing SEC 1934 Act filings including annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10Q; prepared drafts of subsidiary SEC applications, registration statements and related documents for new issuances and redemption of stock and mortgage bonds; performed legal research at the Supreme Court Law Library and Secretary of the State; also performed legal department support by compiling and editing weekly and monthly status reports submitted for review by the Board of Trustees. THE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION New York, New York
Trading Assistant / Clerk July 1985 – November 1987
Assisted traders and sales force with the transfer of physical mortgage-backed bonds through company clearing bank service; coordinated and facilitated book-entry bonds and proceeds through firm accounts; allocated specific mortgage- backed bond pools as specified by sales team to customer specifications and based on company inventory. THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE New York, New York
Reporter January 1983 – January 1985
Provided assistance to floor brokers, traders and post specialists by maintaining records of all trades assigned to individual stock, stock option and gold coin trades in accordance with the Exchange’s service agreement to report all trade information over the ticker tape wire in a timely fashion. EDUCATION
TRINITY COLLEGE, Hartford, Connecticut
B.A. English, Literary Writing
Notary Public, State of Connecticut
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