Kerri L. Bennett - Resume

KERRI L. BENNETT

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DOVER, DELAWARE 19904

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CORE COMPETENCIES

Legal Research

Litigation Case Management

Formal Documentation

Trial Organization

Concordance Database Manager

Summation iBlaze Proficiency

Internet Research

Detail Oriented

ACHIEVEMENTS

As a Specialist at Nationwide Insurance Company, I assisted the legal support services team on law firm compliance reporting based on performance, costs and annual suit reviews for Company management analysis. Upon completion of this analysis, I assisted with the rollout of this Internet based billing software to selected Nationwide law firms.

As a Legal Assistant with Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young, I supervised and maintained case rooms for litigation matters I handled. What enabled me to maintain each case room was development of an index for each document and deposition transcript for each particular matter in its specific case room. This enabled the attorneys handling the matter to easily locate any document and/or deposition transcript needed for their use. Each index was maintained using the database manager in Concordance.

As a Paralegal for Mary E. Sherlock, P.A., I coordinated and provided support to Ms. Sherlock by assisting with daily operations such as tracking time, billing clients and paying expenses using Quick Books. In the beginning of her operation as a law firm and throughout my tenor at the firm, I coordinated with outside vendors to acquire and maintain legal research software such as Lexis and Westlaw. I also assisted in acquiring computer hardware and software and maintained contact with IT professionals to assist with various issues and troubleshooting errors.

EXPERIENCE

Kent County Court of Common Pleas

May 2006 – March 2007

Drug Diversion Program – Judicial Case Management

Dover, Delaware

Mary E. Sherlock, P.A.

October 2005 – April 2006

Insurance Defense/Personal Injury/Worker’s Compensation Law

Dover, Delaware

Brown, Shiels, Beauregard & Chasanov

May 2005 – October 2005

Insurance Defense/Personal Injury/Worker’s Compensation Law

Dover, Delaware

Maron & Marvel, P.A.

February 2005 – May 2005

Toxic Tort Law

Wilmington, Delaware

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell

February 2004 – October 2004

Corporate Litigation/Intellectual Property Law

Wilmington, Delaware

The Huntington National Bank

June 2003 – February 2004

Corporate/Bankruptcy Law

Columbus, Ohio

Spherion/Nationwide Insurance Company

March 2003 – June 2003

Supply Management/Legal Support Services

Columbus, Ohio

Sweeney, Pfeifer, Morgan & Stesiak

November 2000 – May 2002

Personal Injury Law

South Bend, Indiana

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company., Inc.

August 1999 – August 2000

Environmental Law – Agricultural Products

Wilmington, Delaware

Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young

February 1997 – August 1999

Environmental Insurance Defense/Malpractice

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Coordinated and provided support with daily operations including tracking time, billing clients and payment of expenses

Coordinated with outside vendors to acquire and maintain legal research software

Coordinated and maintained contact with an IT professional to assist with troubleshooting errors

Assisted legal support services team on law firm compliance reporting and rollout of Internet-based software

Judicial and Litigation Case Management

Maintained informational, statistical and financial records pertaining to participation in the Drug Diversion Program

Compiled monthly and annual statistical reports to Grant Management for the Drug Diversion Program

Weekly attendance in court for the Drug Diversion Program and Arraignments

Created and maintained participant files

Interviewed potential participants for Drug Diversion Program

Supervised and maintained deposition transcripts and document productions

Trial preparation

Drafted correspondence to all parties in litigation

Performed document quality control for production in response to discovery

Performed legal research and cite checks for filing of briefs and responses to discovery

Prepared attorneys for deposition of witnesses for all litigation matters

Performed internet research on bankruptcy, patents, labor/employment issues, company profiles and information on select county, state and federal agencies

Drafted discovery including complaints, discovery requests, subpoenas, proof of claims in bankruptcy, certificates of judgment, UCC filings, Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy filings, Secretary of State filings, agreements, and mortgage releases

Performed document review for deposition of witnesses and responses to discovery

Continual contact with client, defense counsel, health providers and employers for status, requests for information, and mediation and arbitration scheduling

Summarized deposition testimony, medical and employment records in preparation for mediation, arbitration and discovery requests

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Paralegal Studies

Wesley College

ABA-Accredited

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