LORI A. MALLON

2715 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL  60612

(331) 588-5421  LMallon1203@yahoo.com

 

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Looking to blend my computer software knowledge with my paralegal/legal assistance experience.
• Supported an insurance defense attorney and real estate attorney with their legal duties for four years.
• Strong writing skills and experience in drafting correspondence, securing clients and building client relationships.
• Responsible for advancing clients knowledge/ability in computer software programs to three levels of expertise.

 

EXPERIENCE

 

MEYER KREUZER ESP & CORES                            WHEATON/CHICAGO                            2001-2005

Paralegal

 

• Scheduled/confirmed depositions, subpoenaed medical records, sent same to experts for their impressions, interfaced with clients, deponents, doctors (treaters/experts) on a daily basis.
• Prepared/typed correspondence to clients/other counsel, prepared deposition notices, subpoenas, pleadings, discovery, sent to all attorneys of record.
• Prepared legal abstracts, filed pleadings with appropriate court.
• Assisted partner in gathering/entering budget/assessment data and preparing annual reports for a key client.
• Provided assistance for trial preparation, settlement agreements.
• Responsible for opening associate’s new real estate transactions brought into firm and seeing same through to close.  Scheduled real estate closings.  Prepared all closing documents.  Interfaced with clients, buyer/seller attorneys, realtors, mortgage lenders, title companies.

 

THE WOODFIELD GROUP                                          ELGIN/SCHAUMBURG                            1992-1995

Director of Computer Training

 

• Started up a computer software training department for this computer reseller.
• Set up and managed two training center each accommodating 12 students and managed 10 trainers/instructors.
• Solely responsible for the profit/loss of the department, attaining computer software training clients, and supported the sales team in selling training.

 

FIRST CARD n/k/a CHASE BANK                            ELGIN                                                                      1990

Computer Help Desk Support

 

• Provided computer software/hardware/help desk support for the home office employees of First Card.  Microsoft products.

 

BUSINESSLAND, INC.                                          LOMBARD                                                        1986-1988

Computer Software Trainer/Sales Support

 

• Responsible for training clients on computer hardware/software.
• Had solid competent knowledge of 22 software packages to teach at three levels of expertise each.
• Partnered with sales associates, regional/district management teams to assist in selling the service of computer training to clients/prospective clients.

 

EDUCATION

 

ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - 2006

 

PARALEGAL STUDIES – Paralegal 101/Intro. To Legal Technology/Legal Environment of Business

INFORMATION TECH STUDIES – Computers 101/Microsoft Word/Excel refresher courses