Litigation Paralegal Class Action
Resume:
M-DAVID YABA
Jersey City, NJ
************@*****.***
PUBLISHED
The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn Student Law Journal: An article comparing US and UK Class Action substantive law and procedural laws. For immediate access, go to www.graysinn.co.uk, Education, AGIS, Student Law Journal, Vol 2, Part 2 pp.149-164.
EDUCATION
Nottingham-Trent University, Nottingham, England: G.D.L., Graduate Diploma of Law, English Common Law, (Hons) 2007
Fordham University Lincoln Center, New York, NY: B.A. English & Comparative Literature & UN Foreign Languages (Hons) 2003.
EXPERIENCE
2016-2025 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (New York) EDGAR, Legal, and Financial Editor/Proofreader.
Proofread SEC corporate documents for filing deadlines, financial statements, commercial agreements, legal briefs (Diamond Personnel, LLC and Avenue-A Staffing, Inc.).
2012-2015 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (New York, London) Legal Editor/Document Review: Edited Partners’ SEC treatise, memoranda, commercial agreements, spreadsheets, citations, EDGAR proofreading. (Metroproof, Inc. Agency).
2007-2012 Latham & Watkins (York, London) Litigation Paralegal – Drafted, edited, revised and proofread memoranda, agreements, spreadsheets, citations; assisted Managing Partner; involved in trial preparation (Continental Agency).
2006-2007 NISSAN, N.A.-Legal Division (Paris, France; Los Angeles) Class Action Litigation Paralegal/Editor
Reviewed and proofread summaries of all class action documents from certification to trial; assisted in managing discovery; researched legal issues; edited memoranda, citations, agreements, spreadsheets. (via Randstad Agency).
2003-2006 Time Inc. & PEOPLE (magazines) (NY) Copy Editor. Copy edited articles, reviews, interviews & advertisements.
EDITING/COPY EDITING/PROOFREADING SKILLS
The Chicago Manual of Style Editorials Cold Reads
Legal, Medical & Latin Spelling Interviews Word-for-Word
Citation Checking (Bluebook) Reviews Cross Reference Checking
Legal Formatting Columns Writing skills to perfect written content
EDGAR Formatting Essays Editing skills to correct language/punctuation/tone
Financial Statements Blacklining Fact-checking skills to check facts in any copy
News Articles Redlining Technical skills to use proofreading software/tools
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Formerly proficient; currently skilled legal proofreader in English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, French & Mandarin (for Prudential Insurance, Newark, NJ and Singapore documents).
IT & ADMINISTRATIVE
Typing: 80 wpm; intermediate Word; basic Excel; former proficiency in PowerPoint; proficient in Westlaw, LexisNexis; basic Relativity; proficient in Bloomberg Law, Adobe Acrobat. Reception skills: digital telephone systems, thorough and accurate message-taking. Secretary skills, able to type correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, memoranda; advanced Dictaphone skills.
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