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Newport Beach, Ca

Hybrid role assisting with the management of state, federal, and appellate intellectual property, entertainment, and general business litigation for mid-size firm, supporting multiple litigators. Daily responsibilities include general case management, legal calendaring, drafting court documents (notices, stipulations, motions, etc), preparing discovery requests and responses, facilitating document production and bates labeling, reviewing documents, legal and factual research, preparing and sending correspondence, filing documents with courts, and document management, among other things, including training other paralegals. California Rules of Court, FRCP, FRAP, and local rule wizard who is also a perfectionist and writing/grammar nerd. Examples of the variety of work and my experience here include: Assisted with preparing, finalizing, and filing Petitions for Review to the California Supreme Court, as well as many appellate briefs and appendices in the California Courts of AppealAssisted with preparing, finalizing, and filing many appellate briefs and appendices across the country in the Ninth, Second, and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme CourtAssisted with preparation and filing of writs of mandamus/prohibition to the California Courts of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 3.Assisted with preparation and filing of Petitions for Inter Partes Review and Responses to Petitions in the US PTAB, and all other aspects of handling IPR matters in the PTAB, including preparing and filing Exhibits, and properly formatting documents to conform to the Code of Federal Regulations.Assisted with all aspects of federal and state court litigation in courts across CaliforniaAssisted with management and document preparations in mediations and arbitrationsFacilitated and assisted with document review and tagging in Relativity, DISCO, and my new personal favorite GoldfynchTrial preparation Assisting CIO with finding and testing new software

Orange County, California, United States

Virtual paralegal services for licensed attorneys, including appellate brief and other document preparation, on a remote, independent contractor basis. Examples of work include:Assisting with drafting, finalizing and filing Motions for Preliminary and Final Approval of Settlements and related documents, preparing discovery requests, drafting settlement agreements, and filing documents with the courts in Class and PAGA representative actions for labor/wage and hour attorney in California state and federal courtsAssisting with the preparation (including drafting, formatting, form preparation, tables of contents and authorities, cite checking, bookmarking, page labeling, tabbing, numbering) and filing/electronic filing of dozens of appellate briefs and appendices/excerpts of record in the California Courts of Appeal and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for a California State Bar-Certified Appellate Practitioner attorney and other attorneysAssisting attorneys with various document drafting and formatting for documents in California Superior Courts, while ensuring proper conformance with California statutory law and California Rules of Court, as well as advising attorneys as to local rules and procedures applicable to their matters

Costa Mesa, Ca

Case management, state and federal court filings, legal calendaring (manual), document management, drafting legal documents under attorney supervision, extensive document review for relevance.

Irvine, California

Single bankruptcy paralegal, worked directly with the Bankruptcy Practice group under a partner and a few associates, mainly for Creditors’ Committee representation in Chapter 11 cases.• Responsible for all bankruptcy court filings and service and maintaining knowledge of current law and court procedures for bankruptcy courts throughout the country, including Delaware and New York• Performed legal research and prepared legal memoranda. • Drafted and e-filed motions, pleadings, and other legal documents for bankruptcy matters and adversary proceedings, including complaints, answers, discovery and motions for summary judgment in adversary proceedings, and applications for employment and for compensation as creditor committee counsel in several large Chapter 11 bankruptcies.• Analyzed client documents and prepare analyses in Preference Defense adversary proceedings, including drafting analysis letters. • Maintained attorney calendars and coordinated hearings. • Responsible for coordinating and drafting documents for Mechanic’s Lien related matters assigned through the National Association of Credit Management’s MLBS division, including preparing and sending documents to be recorded, and ensuring the firm's template forms for such were up to date and in compliance with statutes and rules.• Assisted in preparing Disclosure Statements and Plans of Reorganization.• Assisted other paralegals with California state court collections matters as needed, including drafting complaints for breach of contract or similar causes of action based on client documents.

Newport Beach, California

Worked directly under eight attorneys, including three partners and the managing partner, assisting with Intellectual Property & Entertainment litigation and pre-litigation procedures.• Responsible for all court filing (state, federal & appellate) including Federal E-Filing• Coordinated process service• Drafted pleadings and legal forms; edited and formatted documents including Tables of Contents and Authorities• Drafted correspondence• Maintained calendar for partners & attorneys and calculated legal deadlines• Organized and maintained client files; maintained electronic directory of pleadings. • Coordinated travel arrangements and depositions internationally.

Newport Beach, California

• Maintenance and management of client files including indexing pleadings and documents, preparing and organizing files, and moving files to storage. • Copying, mail, faxing, answering phones, putting together exhibits. • Assisted Medical Records director, requesting documents and coordinating with health insurance companies, hospitals, and healthcare facilities. • Assisted Paralegal in preparing legal documents and preparing correspondence. • Assisted with legal calendaring and maintaining AbacusLaw database.• Requested CHP and police department accident reports. • Prepared settlement accountings.

Paralegal Certificate

ABA Approved Paralegal Program

Associate Of Science Degree, Paralegal Studies

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