VOLLIE F. MACON JR.

7143 South Bennett, #2S, Chicago, Illinois 60649,  (773) 592.7949,  volliemaconjr@yahoo.com

 

 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:      

 

LEGALPEOPLECHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Paralegal Contractor at Sidley Austin LLP.May 2012- Present

 

·   Experience in Mass Tort Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Pharmaceutical Litigation.

·   Extensive extranet work with Legal Anywhere Collaborator formally known as AMS-Legal Collaborator uploading and linking documents, creation and management of plaintiff database records, as well as calendaring answer due dates.

·   Experience with litigation support applications such as EPIQ Relativity, Westlaw Case Notebook and Legal Radius.

·   Assistance with trial preparation by creating witness notebooks and marking deposition designations.

·   Locate and download documents from PACER and Case Anywhere.

·   Locate and download service of documents from CT  Corporation – CTAdvanatage.

·   Management of deposition and trial transcripts.

·   Retrieval of witness materials from Golkow Global Lititgation Services.

·   Run weekly report for new complaints.

·   Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

 

 

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP.Chicago, Illinois

Project AssistantMay 2003 – May 2011

 

·   Assisted attorneys and staff with daily tasks and updated pleadings and discovery binders.

·   Worked with attorneys daily from various practices such as Complex Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Estate Planning, Real Estate, etc.

·   Created client folders and inserts and indexed materials for off-site storage.

·   Prepared materials for closed client matters and other general office duties as directed.

·   Extensive work with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

 

Records Clerk

·   Created new client matter folders and ordered offsite materials using LegalKey for attorneys and staff.

·   Acted as liaison to offsite storage vendors and assisted in the supervision of delivery clerks.

·   Created monthly activity reports and handled customer service matters.

·   Resolved departmental record-keeping issues.

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION: 

 

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

ABA-Approved Paralegal Studies Program

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, NORMAL, ILLINOIS

Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications

Minor, Political Science