WORK EXPERIENCE:
September 2007 – Present                                                                                                            Chicago, IL

Paralegal Clerk - Schiff Hardin LLP – Product Liability Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate, and Pro-Bono Family and Criminal Law (Post Conviction)

v      Drafting correspondences, pleadings, subpoenas, deposition notices, and other legal documents.

v      Researching case law and performing background/conflicts checks on all newly active cases.

v      Assisting counsels in all aspects of litigation management including factual investigation, document and trial preparations, and all matters of legal support.

v      Obtaining permits, certificates, licenses, and other documents from the different governmental departments of Cook County, The State of Illinois, and several Foreign Consulate offices.

v      Coordinating due diligence for a variety of commercial and residential real estate transactions.

v      Organizing and indexing massive case files, and maintaining schedules for depositions.

v      Coordinating and maintaining evidence, document productions, and real estate closing binders.

v      Periodic travel to Washington, D.C. to coordinate and prepare documents for pro-bono cases. 

v      Maintaining an active security clearance.

 

September 2004 - June 2007                                                                                                     Columbia, SC
Paralegal Clerk - Nelson, Mullins, Riley, & Scarbourgh, LLP - Litigation I - Asbestos, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical Litigation

v      Performed background/conflict checks, and medical/case law research on all newly active cases.

v      Organized, maintained, and reviewed massive case files and medical records.

v      Coordinated document productions, charts, and reports for multiple cases.

v      Prepared medical case chronologies and summaries in preparations for expert depositions.

v      Reviewed and analyzed interrogatories, depositions, and discovery responses.

 

April 2004 - June 2004                                                                                                                 Chicago, IL
Paralegal (Temporary) - Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago – Pro-Se Divorces

v      Researched case law, drafted legal correspondences, and maintained case filing system.

v      Interviewed clients and performed background/conflict checks for Pro-Se Divorce clinics.

v      Scheduled attorney-client consultations, and assisted with instruction of Pro-Se Divorce clinics.

 

EDUCATION:
May 2009            Loyola University of Chicago School of Graduate Legal Studies                  Chicago, IL                                                         

                    Master of Jurisprudence in Child and Family Law

 

April 2004                 Loyola University of Chicago Institute for Paralegal Studies                    Chicago, IL
                                   Paralegal Certificate - ABA Approved Post-Baccalaureate Program
                                  Concentrations: Civil Litigation and Corporate Law

December 2001                              Savannah State University                                                Savannah, GA
                        Bachelor of Science Degree Major: Criminal Justice/Minor: Business Administration

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Live Note, Trial Max, Concordance, Casemap, PACER.
 

 

REFERENCES: Available upon request