Paralegal

La Juan Davis

*** ********* ******, *********, ** 94533

925-***-**** **************@*****.***

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

LORBER, GREENFIELD & OLSEN, San Francisco, CA

SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT (full-time permanent) 09/2025 to 07/2024

• Assisted all seven (7) attorneys in construction defects, personal injury and general liability for insurance carriers (Plaintiff and Defendant – mostly defendants),

• Legal research, draft legal documents for the attorney’s edits and final approval

• Draft and prepare propounded discovery documents and responses, i.e., Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents, and Request for Admissions

• Filing all legal documents with the proper Court with, Knox, OneLegal, and File&Serve, maintaining document management, administrative support, create TOC/TOAs,

• Manual calendaring, drafting and proofreading reports for final, handling client communications

• Prepare expense reports for attorney’s reimbursements INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 5/2018 – 6/2024

McNAMARA AMBACHER, ETC., Fairfield, CA 8/2023 to 9/2023 LEGAL ASSISTANT (contract)

• Assisted four attorneys in insurance matters, main providers State Farm and Mercury (Plaintiff and Defendant)

• Assisted with attorney’s understanding of filing documents with the Court with OneLegal

• Calendared using Compulaw, proofread filings, letters, memorandum and coordinated depositions

• Prepared complaints, CMC statements, discovery and legal documents for the attorneys’ review and edits

CITY OF OAKLAND, Oakland, CA 6/2022 to 8/2023

LEGAL ASSISTANT (contract)

• Assisted six newly attorneys just graduated from law school (Plaintiff and Defendant)

• Supported them through the process of filing documents with the Court with OneLegal

• Created templates for discovery and legal documents

• Prepared complaint, discovery and legal documents for the attorneys’ review and edits HERUM/CRABTREE/SUNTAG-CITY OF STOCKTON, Stockton, CA 3/2019 to 6/2021 LEGAL ASSISTANT (contract)

• Prepared complaints and all accompanying documents to file with the court

• Propounded all discovery upon answering complaint, including prepare CMC Statement

• Prepared trial notebook in addition to Motion in Limine, Statement of Case and Jury Instructions

• Edited and proofread all documents, filed all documents with Superior, Federal and Appellate Courts ANNA DUBROVSKY LAW GROUP, INC., San Francisco, CA 9/2018 to 1/2019 LEGAL SECRETARY (contract)

• Drafted and revised legal pleadings from complaints to trial documents

• Input attorney’s time and reviewed billing, coordinated depositions

• Created TOC/TOA, filed with Superior, Federal and Court of Appeals

• High proficiency in filing with One Legal and File & Serve COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, San Francisco, CA 6/2018 to 9/2018 LEGAL SECRETARY (contract)

• Drafted and revised legal pleadings from complaints to trial documents

• Input attorney’s time and reviewed billing, coordinated depositions

• Created TOC/TOA, filing with Superior, Federal and Court of Appeals, etc.

• High proficiency in filing with One Legal and File & Serve MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSEN, San Francisco, CA 4/2018 to 5/2018 LEGAL SECRETARY (contract)

Assisted Attorney with the initial case filing and investigation before filing complaints in labor matters SCRANTON LAW FIRM, Concord, CA 2/2017 to 5/2016

LITIGATION PARALEGAL

• Emphasis in plaintiff’s personal injury

• Handled all aspects of the litigation process from intake through trial preparation

• Managed discovery, maintained the calendar among other litigation duties

• Managed deadlines with multiple priorities, work under pressure, and work as part of a team MAYNOR GAYNOR & MANNING, San Francisco, CA 7/2016 to 1/2017 PARALEGAL/LEGAL SECRETARY (contract)

• Drafted various discovery documents and pleadings, proofread, finalize and assemble all motions and other legal documents

• Assisted with a 200 employees class action suit

• Filed with the courts and served on all interested parties through File & Serve Xpress and CM/ECF

• Provided administrative support, including drafting and sending correspondence, proofreading and copying

• Managed calendars by scheduling depositions, appointment and input timesheets

• Communicated with clients, court staff, opposing counsel and legal assistants ROBERT HALF LEGAL 6/2015 to 6/2016

CONTRACT LEGAL SECRETARY

Worked as a Paralegal and Legal Secretary in several law firms throughout the Bay area DONNA REID’S COURT REPORTING SERVICES, Oakland, CA 3/2012 to 3/2013 LEGAL TRANSCRIBER

Transcribed depositions, arbitrations and court hearings and word processing for legal proceedings GEICO/Manpower, Concord, CA 10/2010 to 12/2011

LEGAL SECRETARY/LEGAL ASSISTANT (contract)

• Supported three to four insurance defense attorneys, assisted with drafting various documents from complaints to trial documents and filed with the proper court

• Drafted correspondence, pleadings and briefs, and filed legal documents with agencies and courts

• Maintained timesheets and files using GEICO’s document management and Outlook calendaring system, summation and LIVENOTE.

LAW OFFICES OF HUGH BRECKENRIDGE, Irvine, CA 1/2006 to 1/2010 LEGAL SECRETARY/LEGAL ASSISTANT

Emphasis in business litigation and plaintiff’s bad faith insurance

• Prioritized, delegated and supervised legal tasks assigned to Associates

• Drafted documents, from complaints to trial, including motions in limine, jury instructions, witness and exhibit lists

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

ATKINS & EVANS, Los Angeles, CA 3/2004 to 1/2006

LEAD LITIGATION SECRETARY, Los Angeles, CA

Emphasis in defense civil litigation and plaintiff personal injury LA BUSINESS TEMPORARY AGENCY, Los Angeles, CA 2/2003 to 3/2004 LITIGATION SECRETARY/WORD PROCESSING

HADSELL & STORMER, A Law Corporation, Pasadena, CA 8/1996 to 1/2003 LEGAL SECRETARY/PARALEGAL

Emphasis in employment, discrimination, civil rights, and labor law EDUCATION

Associate in Applied Science Degree in Paralegal Studies graduated 4/2015 Heald College, Concord

SKILLS

Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis, Dictaphone, Windows 10, Microsoft Word 2013, PDF, iManage, Merus, DeskCite, WorkSite and Filesite, Excel, PowerPoint, Chrome River, Webview, Rendezvous, NetDocument, Carpe Diem, Time Matters, Timeslips, Compulaw, CaseMap, ProLaw, Clio, Relativity, Legal Solutions/Proforma, Abacus, Outlook, PDF Adobe, Nusance, Concordance, Trial Works PROFESIONAL AWARDS & HONORS

Director’s List (2013-2014)

Award for Perfect Attendance (2014-2015)

Microsoft Office Training (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) (2014) President of Paralegal Club for Heald College (2014-2015) Member of DECA (2014)

Completed internship with Law Offices of John Burris (1/2015-4/2015)

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