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Los Angeles

Manager of the Calendar and Docket Department at the Los Angeles main office of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP. Responsible for firm-wide calendaring and docketing. Supervise two Docket Clerks. Daily input to computerized calendaring software from data obtained from all filed and served pleadings and correspondence from all offices. Provide orientation for all new attorneys regarding Calendar and Docket procedures as well as local State and Federal rules of practice. Update and maintenance of the firm wide computerized calendar software. Researched and update changes to local rules of practice for State and Federal Courts and their applications to active cases. Maintenance and update of Country Law Rules and input to CPi software for tracking trademarks and patents.

Managed the Docket/Calendar and Records Departments for the Los Angeles branch office of Cadwalader. Supervised a Records Clerk. Managed and recommended budget for off site records retention. Daily input to computerized calendaring software from data obtained from all filed and served pleadings and correspondence. Assisted with the processing of filings to the State and Federal Court as Administrative offices, using outside attorney service vendors.

Supervised four Court Runners. Scheduled and executed daily court runs to State, Federal and Administrative offices in downtown Los Angeles. Coordinated branch court filings using outside attorney services. Daily Docket/Calendar of conformed pleadings for all active litigations. Coordinate service of process for subpoenae; summons and complaint and discovery demands to local downtown law firms as well as out of county, out of state and out of country. Provided orientation for all new attorneys regarding Calendar and Docket procedures as well as local State and Federal rules of practice. Updated and maintained firmwide computerized calendar.

Supervised seven Court Runners. Scheduled and executed court runs to: State, Federal and Administrative offices in downtown Los Angeles, as well a branch court filings. Docket/Calendar conformed pleadings for all active cases firm wide. Coordinate service of process for subpoenae; summons & complaint; and discovery demands to local downtown law firms as well as out of county, state and out of country. Researched and updated calendaring work books regarding local rules of practice for State and Federal Courts and their applications to active cases.

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