Olga Rivera Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Support key Partners with a broad range of responsibilities that encompass the timely and complex preparation of cases from discovery to trial• Calendar Management• Scheduling and planning of meetings • Case file research and management• Creation and preparation of hearing and trial exhibits• Maintain attorney case files and hearing notes• Acting Liaison for the internal and external legal team, clients and vendors• Perform initial client interview and intake, including factual investigation and document • Assist legal team with various research projects

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Support high-volume legal team with broad ranged responsibilities that encompass the timely and complex preparation of cases from discovery to trial• Maintain electronic case databases and associated files in support of litigation dockets, including scheduling, administration and tracking• Organize and maintain case files instrumental in legal team preparation, including preparing exhibits to be presented at hearings and trials• Arrange discovery binders, attorney notebooks, and other case notebooks in preparation for depositions• Liaise between internal legal team, clients, external counsel, and insurance companies ensuring open lines of communication• Collaborate with legal team in the preparation of documents for production in support of interrogatories• Perform initial client interview and intake, including factual investigation and document preparation• Manage scheduling for depositions and docketing court dates• File legal documents with the court and assist legal team in trial and hearing preparation• Assist legal team with various research projects

• Drafted legal documents, including petitions, motions and responses• Processed documents associated within the areas of bankruptcy, real estate closings and immigration, and assisted in legal court filing• Prepared real estate related files and documents for clients and counsel • Administered client interviews, providing related documentation for bankruptcy and immigration• Managed the accounting function to ensure client payments were properly captured

Associates Degree In Paralegal, 1998, Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Business Management Courses, 2008-2009, Relevant Courses: Communications & Business Management