Assistant Legal

Brenda Susan Reimers

213-***-**** ● *********@***.***

PROFILE

Law school graduate. ABA-approved Paralegal/Legal Assistant certificate with over 10 years exceptional experience in civil litigation and business law. Self-starter with astute attention to detail and follow-through. Experienced multi-tasker and team player.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Temporary Agencies, Los Angeles, CA

Contract Paralegal/Legal Assistant

July 1996 – Present

• Assisting various large and small law offices in all aspects of state and federal case management

Law Offices of Peter L. Ente, Los Angeles, CA

Law Clerk, Part Time

November 2011 – Present

• Assisting sole practitioner in all aspects of property-related litigation from initial complaints through law and motion practice to settlement

• Drafting law and motion briefs, related documents and correspondence

• Drafting requests for and responses to discovery

• Prepare and cause service of summons and complaints and subpoenas

Doll Amir & Eley LLP, Century City, CA

Contract Paralegal/Legal Assistant

March 2008 – September 2009

Extended for Superior Performance

• Assisted in all aspects of state and federal case management of boutique civil litigation firm, from initial complaints to appeals

• Drafted minor motions and stipulations, related documents, client audit letters, and correspondence

• Heavy document review, analysis and organization, designating key documents

• Proofread, cite-checked and shepardized pleadings

• Performed legal and factual research

• Drafted requests for and responses to discovery

• Prepared privilege logs

• Coordinated filings with state and federal courts and government agencies

• Prepared trial and briefing notebooks

• Prepared deposition and witness kits

• Scheduled and tracked depositions, calendared filing deadlines, etc.

• Prepared and caused service of subpoenas

Carpenter & Zuckerman, LLP Beverly Hills, CA

Law Clerk

November 2007 - February 2008

• Clerkship in small personal injuries firm

• Drafted law and motion, trial and mediation briefs

• Met with and interviewed clients respecting discovery responses

• Drafted requests for and responses to discovery

• Heavy document review, analysis and organization, designating key documents

• Prepared and caused service of subpoenas

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA

Contract Paralegal/Legal Assistant

April 2006 – June 2007

Extended for Superior Performance

• Assisted in all aspects of pre-trial and trial preparation for civil litigation firm

McNally & Crowder, LLP, Glendale, CA

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

January 2006 – March 2006

• Drafted and filed corporate formations, recorded share issuances, filed name changes, and maintained corporate minute books

• Drafted and filed marital dissolutions and probate inventories

• Researched and drafted law and motion briefs and memoranda regarding real estate, civil procedure, and contracts, and correspondence to clients and opposing counsel

John Hancock Financial Services, Boston, MA

Contract Paralegal/Legal Assistant

April 2005 – September 2005

Extended for Superior Performance

• Assisted in all aspects of state and federal case management for the

General Litigation Counsel

• Gathered and organized internal documents for production, designating privileged documents

• Reviewed, organized and analyzed produced documents

• Drafted requests for and responses to discovery

• Researched legal issues and drafted memoranda regarding privacy law, insurance law, and criminal law

• Reviewed contracts and drafted letters and orders providing for annuitants’ assignments to third parties

Foley Hoag, Boston, MA

Contract Paralegal/Legal Assistant

March 2003 – September 2003

Extended for Superior Performance

• Reviewed documents for major biotechnology patent litigation case

• Created Summation database

• Summarized depositions

Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye, LLP, Boston, MA

Contract Paralegal/Legal Assistant

June 2001 – January 2002

Extended for Superior Performance

• Prepared and filed corporate formations, drafted by-laws and officer consents, recorded share issuances, filed annual reports with Secretary of State, and maintained corporate minute books

• Researched and drafted memoranda regarding corporate and trademark law

• Prosecuted trademark applications

• Prepared and filed documents with the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board

• Reviewed and drafted trademark licensing and other agreements

• Reviewed and analyzed documents under due diligence for merger and/or acquisition

• Drafted and filed property titles and UCC-1s

EDUCATION

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA

Juris Doctor, May 2004

• Extensive Coursework in Intellectual Property and International Law

• Activities: American Bar Association, Entertainment and Sports Law Forum and Intellectual Property Law Division, Student Member

University of California, Los Angeles – Extension, Los Angeles, CA

Certificate in Litigation, Attorney Assistant Training Program

November 1998

ABA-Approved

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts, June 1998

• Major: Political Science/International Relations Specialization

• Minor: Domestic Public Policy

SKILLS

Lexis-Westlaw Summation MS PowerPoint French

Drafting Legal Solutions Word Perfect ECF-filing/PACER

TimeSlips MS Word Proofreading Typing 85wpm

I-Manage/PC Docs MS Excel Internet Savvy Transcription

ProLaw

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