Mary Offutt Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Drafted Initial Appeal Briefs and Reply Briefs in numerous State Circuit, District, and Superior Courts.
• Drafted Memorandum of Law in Support of Writ of Habeas Corpus in multiple State District and Superior Courts.
• Drafted Opening Briefs and Reply Briefs filed in several Circuits within the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Drafted multiple Supreme Court of the United States Writ of Certiorari.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Reston, Virginia, United States

• Supported associates and paralegals on a daily basis, including drafting documents, proof reading, creation of closing binders, and legal research.
• Participated in final closings with the Real Estate team; including creating and facilitating the completion of signature packets via Docusign, proofreading final documents, organizing and compiling completely.
• Prepared mailings for Real Estate client matters; including obtaining the addresses of individuals off county tax maps, creating the mailing labels, and facilitating the final certified mailing.
• Researched county board meetings for partner’s and associates to attend regarding current Real Estate client matters.
• Aided the secretarial staff with expense reports, calendaring, and scheduling meetings.

Leesburg, Virginia, United States

• Assisted with preparation, drafting, filing and service of pleadings, affidavits, motions, and memorandums.
• Facilitated a summer long project of clearing old client files; created a data base of all old clients, contacted old clients, organized and prepped files to be returned to clients.
• Aided associate attorneys in Discovery, drafting interrogatories, redacting documents, and creating charts to establish all documentation that has been obtained and needs to be provided.
• Conducted legal research about family law using LexisNexis and WestLaw.

Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

*Organized grassroots effects across multiple congressional districts in Virginia.* Interface with other staff and supervisors to ensure the efficiency of the office.

Leesburg, VA

Created weekly content calendar for social media accounts. Staffed and planned fundraising events.Helped to establish a successful email marketing campaign.

• Supported attorneys with trial preparation including trial and exhibit binders.
• Aided associate attorneys in discovery; drafting interrogatories, request for production of documents, redacting documents, and creating document charts to establish all documents that has been obtained and needs to be.
• Shadowed associate and partners in trial and client meetings.
• Completed secretarial tasks on a daily basis; multi-line phone, scanning, photo copying, and sending and receiving incoming and outgoing documents.
• Answered Phones, and scheduled appointments for clients.
• Filed and retrieved documents for all paralegals, associates, and partners.

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Journal of Law, Economics & Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science Concentration On Pre Law, Third Year

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha