Provide corporate support managing contract requirements including preparation, review/revision of contract documents, RFPs, bids, compliance and insurance requirements under supervision of senior business leaders and legal department. Duties include project management, interpreting contracts and advising management and sales groups of contractual responsibilities, including legal as well as commercial concerns and alternatives. Respond to requests and critical issues from staff, business, finance, legal and risk on legal function administration and procedures. Effectively handle customer disputes and issues.

Computer software company Department Manager handling 3rd party cost-administration functions for law firms specializing in construction defect defense litigation in multiple jurisdictions. Responsible for training new staff, meeting monthly productivity goals, file management and client relations with law firms, insurance adjusters, legal experts, mediators and developers. Clients included Pulte Homes, Beazer Homes, DR Horton, Lusardi Construction, Wathen-Castanos, Williams Homes and Lenox Homes.

Litigation paralegal for busy Plaintiff’s personal injury law firm. Duties include heavy client contact, drafting all litigation pleadings, e-filing, scheduling of motion calendar hearings, drafting pre and post-trial motions, coordinating attorney schedule, setting depositions, coordinating mediations, preparing discovery responses, propounding discovery, issuing subpoenas for records and trial preparation.

Responsible for litigation management of multi-jurisdictional foreclosure defense law firm. Duties include case management, file assignment and scheduling of 250+ litigation files in over 30 states, coordination with local counsel, drafting pleadings, client relations, attorney compensation and hiring and training of paralegal staff.

Paralegal for busy New York Stock Exchange structured settlement transfer company. Responsible for drafting stipulations and court orders for all 50 states, coordinating hearing dates with local counsel, maintaining local counsel schedules, reviewing/revising contracts and affidavits, and supporting in-house and off-site local counsel.

Litigation paralegal to Senior Partner of busy State Farm insurance defense firm. Duties include drafting all litigation pleadings, scheduling of motion calendar hearings, billing time slips, drafting pre and post-trial motions, coordinating attorney schedule, setting depositions, coordinating mediations, preparing discovery responses for entire firm, propounding discovery, issuing subpoenas for records and trial preparation.