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Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Oversee team of five litigation paralegals. Responsibilities include hiring, staff orientation and training, and mentoring. Oversee workload and quality of work of litigation paralegals. Assist paralegals with cases as need.Responsible for tracking “Key Performance Indicators” and ensuring that goals are met.Participate in meetings with firm management.Schedule caseload, assign coverage for absent litigation paralegals and/or uncovered caseloads as appropriate or when necessary to support litigation paralegals in their job performance.Exercise good problem-solving skills and the ability to mediate conflicts in a constructive manner.Manage a case load of up to 200 heavily litigated files from filing suit up to trial. Communicate with opposing counsel and court clerks.Maintain and schedule calendars of hearings, depositions, mediations and scheduling orders/case management deadlines for eight attorneys.Draft legal documents including written discovery, expert designations, motions, notices, witness and exhibit lists, etc. Prepare document productions. E-file documents in state and federal court in Kansas and Missouri.Involved with trial preparation including drafting jury instructions, deposition designations, witness and exhibit lists, etc.Constant client contact through phone calls, emails and scheduled office meetings. Responsible for researching, reviewing and analyzing information and case materials, including client medical records and investigational materials; preparing summaries and analyses.Engage in pre-litigation personal injury liability claims. Responsibilities include coordinating collection of medical records and bills, drafting and preparing settlement demands, communicating with insurance companies, and lien resolution (Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA and private plans).

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Manage a case load of up to 200 heavily litigated files from filing suit up to trial. Communicate with opposing counsel and court clerks.Maintain and schedule calendars of hearings, depositions, mediations and scheduling orders/case management deadlines for eight attorneys.Draft legal documents including written discovery, expert designations, motions, notices, witness and exhibit lists, etc. Prepare document productions. E-file documents in state and federal court in Kansas and Missouri.Involved with trial preparation including drafting jury instructions, deposition designations, witness and exhibit lists, etc.Constant client contact through phone calls, emails and scheduled office meetings. Responsible for researching, reviewing and analyzing information and case materials, including client medical records and investigational materials; preparing summaries and analyses.Engage in pre-litigation personal injury liability claims. Responsibilities include coordinating collection of medical records and bills, drafting and preparing settlement demands, communicating with insurance companies, and lien resolution (Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA and private plans).

Involved in all phases of plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation – including cases involving auto accidents, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice and premises liability claims. Managed a docket of approximately 100 plus cases with two attorneys. Responsibilities included drafting settlement demands, settlement negotiations with insurance companies, lawsuit initiation, preparation of discovery responses, trial preparation, and lien resolution. Drafted motions, applications, notices, and other court pleadings. E-filed documents in both state and federal courts in Kansas and Missouri. Engaged in the intake process and maintained daily client contact.Responsible for collecting medical and billing records. Analyzed medical records for key information. Researched, identified and communicated with medical experts. Prepared medical records for production.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for review of documents for responsiveness, confidentiality, and privilege in response to third-party subpoena. Prepare documents for production, including redactions for sensitive document issues. Assist trial counsel in preparing complex privilege logs.Conduct research regarding impact on U.S. discovery of European Union data protection and discovery blocking statutes and assist in drafting white paper.Responsible for drafting answers and assisted counsel in responding to written discovery matters for Lorillard Tobacco Company on a national basis, including over 4000 cases in Florida alone. Researched legal issues and performed complex database searches at the request of counsel. Prepared and maintained team calendar for all answer and written discovery deadlines, which included monitoring case correspondence and communicating with case teams. Worked directly with in-house counsel at Lorillard on document review issues, including preparation of review criteria, review management and review of documents for confidentiality, trade secret and privilege.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Managed teams of up to 30 analysts for multiple clients on document reviews totaling more than 10 million pages that were completed ahead of time and under budget. Composed guidelines for reviews of documents for responsiveness, confidentiality, trade secret, and privilege. Prepared search term lists for ESI collection and predictive coding. Implemented project to organize and capture information for distinct sets of documents frequently requested by plaintiffs or trial teams. Responsible for drafting answers and assisted counsel in responding to written discovery matters for Lorillard Tobacco Company on a national basis.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Germanic Languages And Literatures

Bachelor Of Arts, Art History