ELMA SAXON

800 S. Wells Street • Chicago, IL 60607 • elma.saxon@gmail.com • (312) 731-2253

OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION

A challenging legal position that will enable me to utilize my academic

knowledge, paralegal work experience, strong communication and

computer skills, in addition to my foreign language ability.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Institute for Paralegal Studies, School of Continuing & Professional Studies

Certificate in Paralegal Studies (2010 to 2011)

American Bar Association-approved post-baccalaureate program

Concentration: Civil Litigation, Legal Research & Writing, Contracts,

Corporate Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, GPA 3.99, With Honors

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts, Justice

Studies Pre-Law – Public Administration (2006 to 2008), GPA 4.0

Summa Cum Laude, College of Arts and Sciences

WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE, Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts – EMT

Certification (2005 to 2006) GPA 4.0, Liberal Arts and Sciences

COMENIUS UNIVERSITY, Master of Arts, English – Slovak language and

literature (1999 to 2004) GPA 4.0, College of Philosophy and Liberal Arts,

Bratislava, Slovakia, EU

EMPLOYMENT

KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN, LLP.

Chicago, Illinois

Litigation Paralegal/Project Manager

October 2011 - present

● Assist attorneys in preparation for trials and appellate court hearings, review

and organize defendant and third party productions, examine insurance claims

for signs of fraudulent activity, prepare deposition exhibits and expert reviews.

● Manage case filings via CM/ECF and update pleadings database; research case

law and litigation case status on Westlaw, review privileged documents and

create logs, update and maintain Concordance database, and oversee large

scale document review projects.

LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL FORKAN, LLC.

Chicago, Illinois

General Litigation Paralegal

June 2007 – October 2011

● Researched statute and case law, drafted correspondence, memorandums,

contracts, briefs, motions, pleadings and discoveries, created production and

privileged logs.

● Maintained all aspects of client billing, interviewed clients and witnesses, citechecked

briefs and motions, managed CaseMap and Concordance databases.

● Reviewed and analyzed pleadings, summarized and abstracted depositions,

provided legal support in general civil litigation matters, immigration law, toxic

torts, commercial real estate, transactional, contracts, and personal injury cases.

● Assisted at trial, prepared and organized Trial Book, created case presentations

using Sanction, managed docket, and electronically filed pleadings.

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ELMA SAXON

INTERNSHIP

CHICAGO FOR RAHM EMANUEL CAMPAIGN

Chicago, Illinois

Fellow Intern

December 2010 – February 2011

● Researched and vetted campaign donors and fundraisers using Lexis and

multiple online research databases.

● Trained and supervised volunteers in data entry, voter persuasion phone

calling, canvassing and early voter script generation.

● Created and maintained donor support database in Microsoft Access and

campaign donation tracking spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.

COMMUNITY

SERVICE

ILLINOIS PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION – Chair, UPL Committee

Investigate cases of unauthorized practice of law by non-lawyers, co-operate

with the ARDC in resolving a UPL issue, contact individuals committing UPL

and advise them of specific violations and possible penalties, uphold and

maintain the integrity of paralegal profession by resolving UPL conflicts.

AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER – Volunteer/Member

Assist in fundraising, donation drives, food distribution, grant search and

writing, provide office and data entry support, participate in seniors and

elders programs and serve as a mentor for youth programs.

COMPUTER

SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, FrontPage, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint

2003-2007, OpenOffice, Quick Books, Corel, WordPerfect, Windows,

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Professional, Westlaw, LEXIS-NEXIS, Loislaw,

CM/ECF, E-File, E-Discovery, Timeslips, CarpeDiem, LiveNote, Clearwell,

Relativity, LegalKey, HotDocs, iManage, Pro Docs, Active Docs, CaseMap,

TimeMap, CT Summation, Concordance, Sanction, Trial Director, TABS,

Practice Master, Accurint, Westcheck, Briefcheck, Nero, Mac OS X, Linux,

Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Aperture,

iPhoto, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Picasa, and excellent Internet

research skills.

MEMBERSHIPS

STATE OF ILLINOIS NOTARY PUBLIC exp. 11/14/2015

ILLINOIS PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION – Member/Chair/Board

LAMBDA EPSILON CHI NATIONAL PARALEGAL HONORS- Member

LINCOLN PARK ARCHERY CLUB – Member

DUNES SUMMER THEATER – Member/Volunteer

ILLINOIS EQUINE RESCUE – Volunteer

SCHOLARSHIPS

MAGDALENE HERZOG SCHOLARSHIP, 2010 – 2011

BOHEMIAN LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP, 2010

LANGUAGE SKILLS Fully bilingual in English - Slovak and Czech.

Conversational in Polish, German and French.

Currently learning Spanish and Latin.