Paralegal

Annette M. Gauthier

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Houston, TX 77005

Cell: 713-***-****

E-mail: ********.*******@*****.***

Education

Legal Assistant Certification, National Center for Paralegal Training, Atlanta, GA, December 1989

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, December 1984

Work Experience

July/2004 – present Strasburger & Price LLC, Houston, Texas

Litigation Paralegal (Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment)

• Civil litigation specialist. Provide legal support to attorneys in large and complex civil litigation projects.

• Assist in all aspects of trial preparation including, but not limited to the preparation of trial notebooks, pleadings, demonstrative exhibits, exhibit lists, and trial software.

• Simultaneous management of complex cases through to litigation process.

• Gather and assemble information to provide assistance with workflow of time-sensitive documents regarding litigation matters.

• Document review and reporting, deposition preparation, and compilation of expert documents.

11/1999 – 7/2004 David Black & Associates, Houston, Texas

Litigation Paralegal

• Management of civil litigation cases from initial client contact, through discovery and trial preparation.

• Experienced preparing a multitude of cases to trial level.

• Summarized depositions and prepared extensive medical chronologies. Compilation of expert documents.

• Conducted civil/criminal background and lien checks.

• Secured pertinent medical and employment records.

6/1999 – 10/1999 Thomas R. Hightower, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, Louisiana

Litigation Paralegal

• General office duties.

• Scheduled depositions.

• Assisted in client meetings.

• Case management and discovery including through to settlement or trial.

2/1990 – 5/1999 Preis, Kraft & Roy, Attorneys at Law, Lafayette, Louisiana

Litigation Paralegal (Maritime Section)

• Provided direct support to senior partner.

• Maintained calendars and court docket.

• Primarily responsible for coordination and control of case management from initial client contact, through discovery (including drafting of discovery) to trial preparation and post-judgment collections and/or appellate work.

• Prepared for and participated in depositions, hearings, mediations and trials as required.

• Participated in case review meetings.

• Extensive trial experience.

Applications

MSWord, Outlook, Summation, Sanction, DM5, DocsOpen, Westlaw/Lexis, Excel, Casemap

References

Available upon request.

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