Kristina A. Richardson

1511 W. Granville Ave., Chicago, IL 60660

(312) 315-9065

  kar@alumni.princeton.edu

EDUCATION

INSTITUTE FOR PARALEGAL STUDIES, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, 2012

Certificate in Paralegal Studies, with High Honors

American Bar Association-approved post-baccalaureate program

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ, M.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1999

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, GA, B.ME., Mechanical Engineering, 1990

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Assistant, June 2012 - present

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Chicago, IL

• Provided on-site support on two out-of-state trials

• Served as primary litigation support for out-of-state depositions, witness preparations, and

hearings

• Involved in trial support activities to include with investigation and deposition preparation.

Assisted with coordination of experts, exhibits, transcripts, and designations.

• Managed electronic and hard copy discovery documents through litigation technology

• Researched legal issues; cite-checked and shepardized legal documents

• Westlaw, Relativity, TextMap/CaseMap, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Lexis/Nexis, SQL,

CM/ECF Filing (Northern District of Illinois); PACER

Paralegal Intern, Spring 2012

Gould & Ratner, Chicago, IL

• Reviewed corporate record books for consistency, completeness, and compliance

• Exposed to multiple state and country corporate statutes

• Completed documents required to form Illinois and Delaware Corporations and LLCs and

establish foreign qualifications

• Prepared closing books for several large real estate transactions

Quantitative Analyst, 1999-2011

Northern Trust Global Investments, Chicago, IL

Deerfield Capital Management, LLC., Rosemont, IL

OppenheimerFunds, Inc., New York, NY

• Quantified the market and credit risk of securities and investment products

• Underlying market sectors included mortgage, high-yield, municipals, corporate, ABS, CMBS,

CDS, bank loans, agency, sovereign debt in domestic, developed and emerging markets,

equities, distressed assets, and currency

• Managed individual and team projects varying in length from weeks to over one year

Mechanical Engineer, 1990-1994

• Exxon Co. USA., New Orleans, LA, Drilling Engineer