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Provide paralegal support on pre-litigation and litigation matters by assisting counsel with organization and management of files and matters; Coordinate and review discovery; Review and respond to subpoenas; Research issues using company records and resources; Interact with all levels of personnel across all departments.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Paralegal provides assistance to multiple attorneys in day-to-day legal matters in corporate legal department. Responsibilities:• Provide direct paralegal and administrative support to Labor & Employment Counsel (Labor dispute resolution; CBA negotiation process; Administrative agency claims; Litigation)• Perform records searches related to closed companies• Prepare litigation hold notices• Assist with discovery requests and subpoenas• Monitor legal industry developments and prepare notices with recommendations for compliance• Maintain corporate entity management system, including updating subsidiary information• Maintain subsidiary minute books

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Paralegal provided assistance to multiple attorneys in day-to-day legal matters in corporate legal department. Responsibilities:• Processed all new litigation and gathered facts necessary to staff matters; Coordinated with outside counsel regarding new and ongoing litigation • Monitored status of domestic and international litigation, provided updates to General Counsel, other company departments, executives, and internal and external auditors• Circulated litigation hold notifications and executed e-discovery throughout company• Regularly performed legal research using electronic legal databases and internet sources, in ways that increased efficiency and directly reduced outside legal fees related to research• Prepared presentations that communicated labor and employment law updates to various business units, including factories• Tracked and monitored employment/safety claims at administrative agency level; Reviewed responses to agencies for consistency• Prepared documents for production and in response to subpoenas • Located witnesses and conducted witness interviews under supervision of Deputy General Counsel; Actively participated in witness preparation for depositions and other court appearances• Reviewed wage garnishment orders and assisted with escalated issues pertaining to default judgment orders• Assisted in resolution of escalated consumer claims and customer service issues• Prepared purchasing contracts, amendments and termination notices related to purchasing contracts• Reviewed real estate documents and prepared sublease amendments• Assisted in general corporate matters as well as corporate entity projects (mergers & acquisitions); Participated in due diligence projects• Coordinated legal bills for processing and payment using company applications and Serengeti web-based billing platform

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Paralegal, provided assistance with the management of litigated cases, and disputeresolution, generally. Responsibilities:• Assisted in the drafting of legal/business communications, compiling data frominternal resources, as well as prepared legal document drafts• Maintained legal filing systems• Assisted in the preparation of legal documents and communications related tolitigation or other areas of legal expertise• Interviewed internal witnesses and gathered information/documents responsive todiscovery requests and subpoenas• Researched and analyzed law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions,legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes• Reviewed and summarized legal documents as needed• Answered routine questions and provided internal and external support regardinglegal matters

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Provided assistance to multiple attorneys in day-to-day legal matters in corporate legal department. Responsibilities:• Processed all new litigation and gather facts necessary to staff matters; Coordinated with outside counsel regarding new and ongoing litigation • Actively managed company litigation matters including California wage and hour class-action matters and national FLSA matters• Monitored status of domestic and international litigation, provided updates to Chief Legal Officer, other company departments, executives, and internal and external auditors; Updated legal proceedings section(s) of corporate filings• Circulated litigation hold notifications and executed e-discovery throughout company• Regularly performed legal research• Independently prepared discovery responses so attorney involvement was limited at final review and approval• Prepared documents for production and in response to subpoenas • Liaison between legal department, other corporate departments, and retail field employees• Located witnesses and conducted witness interviews under supervision of General Counsel; Actively participated in witness preparation for depositions and other court appearances• Prepared employment separation agreements and investigated escalated employment matters• Assisted in investigations related to employment issues; Lead investigations, as needed or instructed• Reviewed responses to administrative agencies prior to submission on behalf of the company• Provided guidance to HR Generalists on effective note taking and witness interview techniques to reduce potential future litigation issues • Regularly reviewed and responded to Better Business Bureau and Attorney General consumer complaints• Prepared amendments to vendor contracts• Assisted in matters related to registered agent services• Liaison with vendors regarding services needed for corporate legal department• Coordinated legal bills for payment using Serengeti web-based billing platform

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Litigation Paralegal in defense litigation group. Responsibilities: Document review, document production, deposition preparation, trial preparation and assistance, coordinating with co-counsel and clients, court filing trainer, supervisor of litigation assistants and college interns, database management, calendar control administrator, and participation as legal assistant for protection from abuse victims and subsequent submission of legal documents.

Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Paralegal Studies

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication Studies

Education record

Master Of Social Work (Msw)