Experienced Litigation & Personal Injury Paralegal
Resume:
Deloris James
Marietta, GA 30067
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Experienced litigation and personal injury paralegal with a strong background in case management, pre-litigation, discovery, trial preparation, settlement demands, lien resolution, calendaring, legal correspondence, and office administration.
Known for integrity, attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively in office and remote environments. Work Experience
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
December 2025-Present
Accounts Payable Clerk-PRN
Brad Kaplan, Marietta, GA
February 2026-Present
Managing and scheduling outgoing payments to third-party entities, reconciling accounts, maintaining correct payment records, communicating with, and coordinating vendors.
Paralegal/Office Manager
The Kaplan Firm, P.C.-Marietta, GA
January 2023 to September 2025
Managed personal injury cases from intake through trial, including medical records and billing requests, settlement demands, pleadings, discovery support, calendaring, depositions, lien negotiations, settlement statements, and client/vendor communications. Oversaw office operations including QuickBooks settlement processing, accounts payable/receivable, bank deposits, vendor contracts, tax document coordination, correspondence, travel arrangements, and executive support. Contract Lien Resolution Analyst
Digital Intelligence Systems DISYS-Remote
April 2022 to November 2022
Managed, negotiated, and resolved class-action and individual insurance liens using a high-volume corporate database. Paralegal
Wood Craig & Avery, LLC-Atlanta, GA
February 2020 to July 2020
Drafted complaints, motions, briefs, discovery responses, settlement demands, settlement disbursements, trial dockets/notebooks, and deposition summaries. Managed high-volume pre-litigation and litigation files, including client intake, calendar management, depositions, mediations, settlement negotiations, medical lien reductions, mail, emails, and faxes. Paralegal
Peters and Monyak, Atlanta, GA
July 2019 to February 2020
Prepared for trials, hearings, and depositions; managed case files; responded to discovery; drafted pleadings and correspondence; coordinated expert review packages and expert witness depositions; prepared deposition summaries and medical chronologies; maintained calendars; communicated with clients and courts; and performed legal research. Litigation Paralegal
Wegman Partners-Atlanta, GA
February 2019 to January 2020
Supported litigation matters through trial preparation, discovery responses, pleadings, correspondence, expert review coordination, deposition scheduling, deposition summaries, medical chronologies, calendar management, client communication, court contact, and legal research.
Litigation Paralegal
Carter Cromwell Law Firm, P.C. - Atlanta, GA
December 2014 to January 2019
Managed pre-litigation and litigation files from intake to resolution, including pleadings, discovery, trial notebooks, settlement demands, disbursements, depositions, mediations, client interviews, calendar management, settlement negotiations, medical lien reductions, travel arrangements, and administrative support. Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Kaplan & Seifter Law Firm, Marietta, GA
November 2006 to August 2014
Prepared deposition and medical record summaries, organized files, calendared deadlines, drafted pleadings, demands, and correspondence, supported trial preparation, coordinated mediations/depositions, prepared settlement statements, distributed settlement checks, screened potential clients, trained new personnel, ordered supplies, and handled phones, scanning, mail, emails, and faxes.
Legal Assistant/Administrative Assistant
Kaufman Law, P.C., Atlanta, GA
November 2004 to November 2006
Coordinated client intakes, opened and organized files, managed a multi-line switchboard, greeted clients, scheduled appointments, drafted correspondence, processed referrals, handled filing/faxing/copying, maintained reception and conference areas, and coordinated office events.
Court Clerk
Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court-Bradenton, FL February 1998 to May 2004
Court Clerk roles included Traffic Clerk, Criminal Clerk, Child Support Case Manager, Civil Clerk, and Criminal Fines Clerk Scheduled and attended court hearings, prepared court files and dockets, issued warrants and marriage licenses, processed receipts and citations, handled data entry, assisted customers, established child support orders, prepared driving abstracts, and processed mail.
Skills & Software
Core Skills: Litigation support, personal injury case management, discovery, pleadings, settlement demands, trial preparation, medical records/billing, lien negotiations, deposition and mediation coordination, calendaring, client intake, legal correspondence, legal research, office administration, accounts payable/receivable, vendor management, strong communication, leadership, attention to detail, and remote work.
Legal Software: Clio, LawYaw, CasePeer, iManage, NetDocuments, Orion/AIM, Time Matters, Needles, Westlaw, PACER, Odyssey, File & Serve Express, PeachCourt, e-filing systems. Office Tools: Microsoft Office, Office 365, Outlook, Google Docs, OneDrive, QuickBooks, calendaring tools, and document batch scanning.
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