Experience

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  Nationwide insurance

  Nov 2010 - Aug 2013

  Litigation paralegal

  • Drafted legal pleadings, briefs, correspondence, memoranda, discovery responses, notices, notices of trials, and motions including discovery motions, threshold/liability motions, requests and responses for preliminary conferences, and motions for summary judgment on various issues. • Assisted attorney in legal research, file management, and case progression activities using Lexis, Lexis Advance, Westlaw, and other available research tools. • Reviewed and analyze medical records provided with various Bills of Particulars and authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). • Coordinated and attended interviews/meetings with clients and/or witnesses. Show less

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  Fidelity national law group

  Sept 2013 - now

  Senior litigation paralegal

  • Assist during Federal Court Jury Trials (pretrial preparation, create trial notebooks, take notes during trial, assist with audio visual aids in court, maintain exhibit and witness lists, finalize post trial briefs, and appellate briefs.)• Schedule and confirm depositions, hearings, and trial dates.• Review deposition transcripts to summarize and video clips of deposition proceedings.• Analyze and evaluate E-discovery and additional documents.• Draft Interrogatories and responses to Interrogatories and various discovery demands.• Submit Authorizations for the release of medical records/bills.• Review and organize large volumes of medical records and other documents including hard copy and electronic files.• Draft and serve Motion/Orders to enlarge time to respond to Complaints and Interrogatories.• Follow-up with court personnel regarding hearing dates and status of Case Management Orders E-file Pleadings, Notice of Appeal, Briefs, Motions, Voluntary Dismissals, Releases, Notice of Depositions, Notice of Hearings in federal and state courts using CM/ECF and NYSECF and produce hard copies when necessary.• Establish and maintain tracking, calendaring, and filing system for legal activities and scheduling with Case Management system.• Maintain communications with clients, court personnel, outside counsel regarding case status.• Oversee workflow of paralegals in other states (Dallas, California and Chicago) and provide assistance as needed.• Conduct legal research and expert witness background research using TLO, Lexis Nexis and Westlaw. • Finalize briefs and other court papers prior to filing, including preparation table of authorities and table of contents.• Coordinate appellate filings including organizing and assembling contents of record on appeal.• Assist SVP/Department Director with preparation and revision of monthly litigation reports.• Prepare settlement documents and send closing letters to clients. Show less