Sr. Paralegal
Resume:
LORI RICHARDSON
Los Angeles, CA 90026
WORK EXPERIENCE:
*/**-****. ******* & CATLOW
Los Angeles, CA
SR. PARALEGAL
(Report to Managing Partners)
*Manage over 75 insurance defense & plaintiff cases
*Propound and respond to all discovery
*Draft Motions, Declaratory Relief Complaints, 1613 Statements, 96 Demands, Expert Demand, Expert Disclosure, Deposition Notices, etc.
*Summarize deposition testimony
*Draft and respond to Meet and Confer Letters
*Participate in all facets of trial preparations including compiling exhibit and witness lists, drafting Motions in Limine, Statement of the Case, Jury Instructions etc.
*Subpoena records
*Summarize/analyze records, discovery responses, etc.
*Interact daily with insurance adjusters, clients, opposition attorneys, experts, etc.
*Supervise 2 paralegals
1/95-12/97 LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT F. BRENNAN
Hollywood, CA
PARALEGAL
*Managed all Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, & Business Litigation cases
*Managed Court Filings and Service of Process Department
*Drafted demand letters
*Propounded and responded to all discovery
*Negotiated settlements
*Drafted Notices of Rulings, Separate Statements, etc.
*Prepared deposition questions and exhibits
*Summarized deposition transcripts
*Drafted and responded to Meet and Confer Letters
*Participated in all facets of trial preparations including drafting exhibit and witness lists, compiling exhibit books, etc.
9/93-1/95 BOWLES & MOXON/Sterling Management Systems
Glendale, CA
PARALEGAL (Independent Contractor)
*Summarized deposition transcripts for key testimony
*Indexed documents
*Compiled witness and exhibit lists
*Compiled witness books
1986-1993 Moved to California & raised my children
1979-1986 TIME, INC
N.Y.C., N.Y.
HUMAN RESOURCES COUNSELOR
*Interviewed candidates for exempt & non-exempt positions within the corporate, publishing & cable branches (HBO)
*Counseled employees with regards to performance problems, career opportunities, in-house transfers, etc.
*Met with department heads re staffing needs, employee problems, legal guidelines
*Worked with permanent & temporary employment agencies as needed
*Supervised Receptionist & Secretary
EDUCATION:
Queens College, Flushing, New York: B.A., Human Resources (Cum Laude)
New School for Social Research, N.Y., New York: Graduate work in Human Resources Management
Seminar: NEGOTIATE LIKE THE PROS
COMPUTER SKILLS/RESEARCH TOOLS:
Microsoft Word, Windows '95, Office 97, DOS, ABACUS, PROFORMA, Law Desk, Word Perfect 5.1, Legal Solutions, Witkins, Westlaw
Typing: 80+ wpm
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