QUALIFICATIONS: Very professional and outgoing individual with a proven record of quality work product. Substantive litigation background. Flexible with work assignments and able to work under pressure while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

EDUCATION:

University of California, San Diego, CA

2002

·         Bachelor of Arts, English

EMPLOYMENT:

Susman Godfrey LLP

Los Angeles, CA

Senior Paralegal

July 2004 to December 2009

•          Involved in all aspects of pre-trial discovery and document production, and manage the firm intranet system.

•          Construct and index exhibits for trial, depositions and mediation.  Code documents using  Concordance/Summation software.               

•          Supervise other paralegals and case assistants for particular case assignments.

•          Draft pleadings and perform cite-check and law research, using: Westlaw, Lexis and the Bluebook.

U.S. Department of Interior, Environment and Natural Resources Division

Los Angeles, CA.

Litigation Paralegal Specialist/Expert Witness Coordinator

October 2002 to July 2004                                                                                          

•          Perform cite checking, law research and legislative history using Westlaw, Lexis and the Bluebook.

•          Oversaw pre-trial discovery and assignments for three cases later consolidated, involving more than 30,000 pages of discovery material and management of expert reports and depositions.  

•          Draft various legal memoranda; proofread and revise legal documents for court filing.

•          Prepare contracts according to experts’ statement of work and process necessary documents for contract approval along with frequent communication with attorneys and expert witnesses.