Litigation Paralegal

JOYCE KIM

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May 2006, B.A. English & Comparative Literature Columbia College, Columbia University, New York 2006 – Present: 15+ years Working Professional 5 years: Family Law Paralegal in Washington State 4 years: Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Industry Paralegal in New York City

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Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC, Family Law Paralegal 4/2018 – Present Seattle, WA

Primary paralegal for top firm partner specializing in high-net worth, financially complex dissolutions, financial and custody litigation, and prenuptial agreements and litigation.

Provide legal and litigation support to attorney throughout case cycle including: client intake, case deadlines, case progress via mediation, discovery, settlement, and trial.

Draft case documents including motion pleadings, discovery requests, mediation materials, subpoena requests, trial materials, and settlement agreements; regularly proofread drafts of same.

Review, collate, and prepare production logs and summaries, particularly synthesize large amounts of financial date, statements, and discovery; prepare same documents for potential use at mediations, hearings, and trial.

Prepare exhibits and witness and evidence statements for trial, prepare and finalize trial materials, prepare attorney’s trial notebooks and summaries, schedule and coordinate with trial witnesses, attend trial and provide support regarding exhibits and with trial notes.

Maintain regular contact with clients and provide updates and support to clients as needed; maintain contact with case experts.

Stay abreast of updates to local, state, and procedural rules; liaise regularly with Court for same.

Assist attorney with conference presentations (AAML, ABA Family Law Section, AAML/BVR, NDC) and publication articles (AAML/BVR, Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, ABA Family Law Section, IAFL).

Member: Korean American Bar Association of Washington. S.L. Pitts P.C., Family Law Legal Assistant 3/2017 - 3/2018 Seattle, WA

Provided legal, administrative, and trial support for team of eight attorneys in boutique family law firm.

Prepared pleadings, discovery requests, mediation, and trial materials for family law cases involving dissolutions, legal separation, post-dissolution family law and custody matters.

Reviewed and organized case discovery and prepared discovery logs for attorney’s review.

Re-organized firm’s filing system, enhanced document organization and management system, and worked with I.T. team to establish standardized document procedures and case information-sharing practices.

Maintained attorney’s case files and managed attorney’s case deadlines and calendars. Vulcan LLC, Executive Assistant to Chief Philanthropy Officer 2016 - 2017 Seattle, WA

Provide executive assistance to Chief Philanthropic Officer at Vulcan, the private company founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for his business and philanthropic endeavors, with philanthropic impact focused on climate, ocean health, wildlife conservation, arts, and education.

Executed high-level meeting and scheduling coordination; managed extensive domestic and international travel planning; and assisted with editing executive level presentations.

Demonstrated excellence in communication and discretion with broad and diverse stakeholders in demanding setting.

Narrative Inc., Project Manager 2015 New York, NY

Project Manager for Digital Tech. Marketing startup for clients such as Under Armour, Samsung, Diageo, Universal Pictures, Pebble Watches, and RushCard.

Reviewed project budgets, tracked deadlines, deliverables, and payments, and prepared status reports for CEO regarding project status and budget monitoring, which was then in turn provided to external project stakeholders.

Coordinated client conference calls and weekly project team meetings. Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Director of Development 2013 – 2014 Los Angeles, CA

Designed and implemented annual fundraising efforts, including fund development, individual donor prospecting, and annual membership drive for the 30th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Wrote national, state, institutional, and foundation grant applications and performed research to ensure procedural compliance for individual, corporate, and foundation grant applications.

Prepared monthly fundraising reports for Board of Directors.

Represented organization at all public and fundraising events, chiefly at the annual Asian Pacific Film Festival. KPMG LLP, Paralegal, Washington National Tax Center 2010 - 2013 New York, NY

Paralegal & Primary Assistant to KPMG’s Tax Partner Lead Principal for North American Healthcare.

Provided research on federal and state tax laws and rules, particularly related to healthcare entities.

Prepared PowerPoint presentations and meeting materials for all client meetings/presentations.

Managed client billing.

Regularly reviewed and edited firm-wise memos and annual, departmental tax guides. Robin Hood Foundation, Development Associate 2008 – 2009 New York, NY

Managed donor relations for the organization’s new donors and donors giving up to $10,000 annually.

Project Manager for organization’s quarterly donor site visits, event designed to connect donors with grantees; organized events and speakers, generated external communications, and produced event literature

Organized matching campaign for the organization’s annual Sotheby’s Event resulting in $1.2 million in donations; organized outreach campaign for key donors/event host committee

Generated annual report for Donor Relations team for organizations Year-End Campaign

Co-launched two new event series, Robin Hood After Hours (to attract young donors) & The Robin Hood Speaker Series, with speakers including: Geoffrey Canada, Marian Wright Edelman, Van Jones, and Jeffrey Sachs.

Hughes, Hubbard & Reed LLP, Litigation Paralegal 9/2006 – 12/2007 New York, NY

Pharmaceutical products liability litigation paralegal for Merck Vioxx matter; firm led the drafting of a historic

$4.85 billion global settlement program to resolve over 99.9 percent of eligible Vioxx claims against Merck Pharmaceutical Co.

One of two lead paralegals for the largest paralegal team on case regarding the Merck Sales and Marketing Departments.

Managed timely paralegal production of deposition preparation materials for hundreds of potential witnesses, meeting demanding daily deadlines.

Represented paralegal team in meetings with attorneys, discovery teams, and technology vendors regarding timely identification and production of key case documents.

Prepared monthly status reports detailing paralegal procedures, outputs and suggestions for increased operational efficiencies for managing attorney’s review.

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