Karen F. Email & Phone Number

Odenton, Md, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, Dc

• Manages all administrative duties for ten litigating attorneys – four partners, three counsels, three associates, and one Environmental Scientist – including, but not limited to, drafting correspondence, screening calls, scheduling conferences, arranging travel, maintaining extensive files, and maintaining and submitting expense reports• Screens client billing, first-round text edits, write-offs and ensuring adherence to client outside counsel guidelines; interacts with clients regarding billing matters• Interacts daily with clients, opposing counsel, and personnel within Pillsbury• Pulls documents from Westlaw/Lexis and conducts basic research • Uses Axcelerate database to search for, print, and code documents • Regularly acts as quasi-paralegal including trial assistance, redaction, Bates numbering, privilege logs, deposition designations, and other assigned duties• Manages three litigation practice assistants including dissemination of assignments, resolution of deadline conflicts, liaison between firm management, mentoring and training• Develop training curriculum for weekly training sessions with six practice assistants• Conduct bi-monthly training sessions with practice assistants including application training, process training, litigation terminology and best practices• Arrange speakers for training sessions with practice assistants

Manage all administrative duties for nine attorneys – four partners, one senior counsel, one special counsel, one counsel, one associate, and one Environmental Scientist – including, but not limited to, drafting correspondence, screening calls, scheduling conferences, arranging travel, extensive files for attorneys; and maintaining and submitting expense reports Manage administrative duties as secretary to member of the Insurance Recovery & Advisory Group including, but not limited to, scheduling cross-office meetings, maintaining highly confidential compensation records, and drafting routine memoranda and correspondence.Screen client billing; first-round text edits, write-offs and ensuring adherence to client outside counsel guidelines; interaction with clients regarding billing matters. Responsibility for client budgets including year-end estimates and monthly accounts payable/receivable. Processing of all vendor invoices including adherence to client guidelines, setting up master vendor files, and interacting with personnel to ensure approval of expenditures.Interact daily with clients, opposing counsel and personnel within Orrick.Perform paralegal duties as requested. Provide full administrative support to trial teams including travel to trial locations.

United States

Washington, Dc

Manage all administrative duties for five attorneys – two partners, one counsel, two associates, and one Environmental Scientist – including, but not limited to, drafting correspondence, screening calls, scheduling conferences, arranging travel, extensive files for attorneys; and maintaining and submitting expense reports Manage administrative duties as secretary to Insurance Practice Group Chair including, but not limited to, scheduling cross-office meetings, maintaining highly confidential compensation records, and drafting routine memoranda and correspondence.Screen client billing; first-round text edits, write-offs and ensuring adherence to client outside counsel guidelines; interaction with clients regarding billing matters. Responsibility for client budgets including year-end estimates and monthly accounts payable/receivable. Processing of all vendor invoices including adherence to client guidelines, setting up master vendor files, and interacting with personnel to ensure approval of expenditures.Interact daily with clients, opposing counsel and personnel within Orrick.Perform paralegal duties as requested. Provide full administrative support to trial teams including travel to trial locations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed all administrative duties for three attorneys – two shareholders and one associate – including, but not limited to, drafted correspondence, screened calls, scheduled conferences, arranged travel, maintained extensive files for attorneys; and submitted/maintained expense reportsScreened client billing; interacted with clients regarding billing mattersAdministered client extranetInteracted daily with clients, opposing counsel and personnel within Heller EhrmanFirst Back-up Docketing Specialist responsible for filling in when primary Docketing Specialist could not fulfill responsibilitiesWas secretary to Insurance Recovery Practice Group Chair responsible for administrative duties to group comprised of forty attorneys in national offices

Annapolis, Md

Worked from home handling contact with neutrals and customers interested in using online dispute resolution service. Designed free reports for legal community interested in obtaining neutral case evaluation. Interacted with IT professionals regarding website maintenance and administration.Trained neutrals and clients in the use of www.virtualcourthouse.com

Managed Judge’s chambers which included supervision of law clerk, case management and file room personnel. Acted as liaison between Judge and other Members of the Bench and Bar. Daily interacted with Members of the Bar regarding Court procedures and policies. Consistently interacted with Court Administrator regarding case management, budget requests and other administrative duties. Interacted with Administrative Office of the Courts (Maryland) regarding differentiated caseflow management determinations. Served as senior staff member to Judge in the accomplishment of his Civil Coordinating Judge duties. Interpreted policies and procedures established for civil cases (domestic and equity case excluded). Trained staff members and Court personnel in civil procedure. Was member of team which participated in the first national electronic filing project then known as JusticeLINK. Acted as liaison with Members of the Bench and Bar regarding current technology enhancements used by the Court as well as provided information on how technology could increase productivity in the law office. Served as senior staff member to Judge in his capacity as Chairman of Court Technology and Chief Information Officer. Trained staff members in the use of technology to aid in the development of new and more efficient ways of doing the Court’s business. Assisted staff members with training on various software packages and recommended solutions to software-related problems. Participated in civil and chambers business process re-engineering workgroups established to streamline the processing of cases by using technology and restructuring employee resources.

Washington, Dc

Managed all administrative duties including, but not limited to, drafted routine correspondence, screened calls, scheduled conferences, arranged travel, maintained travel expense reports, prepared bills and maintenance of account balance sheets. Acted as liaison between supervising attorneys and other Firm personnel. Interacted with clients and attorneys on opposite sides of transactions and cases. Relayed information to clients and ascertained information for use by supervising attorneys.Worked in the following areas of practice: telecommunications, medical malpractice, general business, labor, litigation, Federal practice and securities. Based on superior skills, assigned to two senior litigation associates and partners.

Certificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Aa, Business Administration

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