805 W. Thompson Street •Harvard, IL 60033 • (815) 403-0069 • triciawallstrom@hotmail.com

 

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY:             

·         Senior paralegal with over 12 years’ experience primarily within litigation regarding medical malpractice and personal injury

·         Ability to perform legal research with LexisNexis and Westlaw for case law, statutes, and legal forms

·         Ability to work in a fast paced environment while maintaining accuracy and completion

·         Capable of making sound judgments and decisions within job description

·         Highly attentive to detail and excellent organizational skills

·         Follow-up until issues are resolved

·         Confident and eager learning new technology

·         IL Notary Public

 

SKILLS:             

                                       Microsoft Word              /Word Perfect                           Excel

                                         Microsoft Access                                                  Outlook Express                                         

                                       Fast Docs                                                          EZ Filing

                                          Federal Filing                                                          Time Slips

                            eCounsel              PSS Atlas

                            Imanage              Microsoft Power Point

 

EDUCATION:              

              Associate of A.S., Paralegal (ABA Approved)                         January 2007-May 2008

              Elgin Community College,                                                                             Elgin, Illinois

 

              Southern Illinois University, Carbondale             August 1998-December 2001

                                          Majoring in Paralegal Studies/Minor in Political Science                  Carbondale, Illinois  

                                                       

 

                                          Civil Procedure                                                        Legal Research and Writing

                                          Family Law                                                        Wills, Estates and Trusts

                                          Torts                                                                      Business Organizations

                                          Business Law                                                        Juveniles and Delinquents

 

EMPLOYMENT:             

                                          Contract Corporate Paralegal                                                May 2013-September 2013

                                          Abbott Laboratories                                                                                    Abbott Park, Illinois

 

·         Assist paralegals and the Director and Senior Counsel for eDiscovery and Records in the cross-company alignment of Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie, Inc.

·         Create new Abbott matters in eCounsel

·         Create new Abbott and AbbVie matters in ALeRT (PSS Atlas) to draft and publish legal hold notices in the new Abbott and AbbVie matters.

·         Draft and publish release notices to release Abbott employees from AbbVie matters and to release AbbVie employees from Abbott matters

·         Correspond with paralegals and attorneys in resolving issues arising from legal holds

·         Review and organize ediscovery at corporate records facility for the proper destruction of legal and confidential information pursuant to company policy

 

                                          Paralegal                                                                                     June 2005-December 2012

                                          Baudin & Baudin                                                                                     Algonquin, Illinois

                           

·         Interviewed potential clients, discussed and recommend case potential with managing attorneys 

·         Correspondence to obtain police reports and medical records

·         Telephone and written correspondence with clients, insurance companies, doctors, and attorneys

·         Draft and prepare requests for legal holds for surveillance video and documents (incident reports, video modalities, investigations and the like)

·         Prepare and file pleadings (and answers) and discovery documents through on-line electronic filing

·         Interview clients to prepare answers to discovery requests as well as draft interrogatories, requests to produce, 213 Interrogatories

·         Schedule and attend depositions of plaintiffs, defendants, doctors, and witnesses

·         Issue subpoenas for trials, records, and depositions

·         Overall managed case files involved in various stages of litigation

·         Summarize medical records and deposition transcripts

·         Arranged exhibits for trials, hearings, mediations and arbitrations (including Rule 90)

·         Review case law and prepare memorandums of law                           

                           

                                          Legal Assistant/Paralegal                                                                              July 2003-June 2005

Robert A. Wilbrandt, Ltd.                                                                  Crystal Lake, Illinois

 

·         Dictation and filing

·         Draft real estate documents such as the Bill of Sale, P-Tax Forms, Closing Statements, Deeds, and schedule closings

·         Drew up pleadings (and answers) for divorces and small claims suits (including petitions, settlement agreements and judgments)

·         Prepared paperwork for Chapter 7 bankruptcies

·         Created wills, powers of attorney for property and healthcare, and simple trusts

·         Set up different types of corporations (including, incorporations, LLCs, Ltds, and S-Corporations) and file annual reports

·         Suggested computer software programs for drafting real estate and bankruptcy documents

                           

                            Legal Assistant/Paralegal                                                                           June 2002-July 2003

              Nicolosi & Associates, P.C.                                                                                   Rockford, Illinois

 

·         Draft municipal codes for area cities and towns

·         Review work bids on construction projects

·         Prepared contracts for construction projects

·         Maintained binders for construction projects

·         Prepared and filed Mechanic’s liens