Satyra Riggins, Cla Email & Phone Number

Charlotte Metro

-Serving as lead legal paraprofessional on $100 Million + bankruptcy dispute matter -Drafting, reviewing, and conforming invoices in accordance with established guidelines and procedures-Preparing legal papers for filing with courts including quality control of cited material -Serving as liaison between client and attorneys for document retrieval including managing and tracking same -Coordinating meetings including all logistics and preparing meeting material -Maintaining project calendar-Assisting with trial preparation including finalizing legal papers and trial presentations -Compiling and tracking extensive data projects utilizing databases -Conducting research and investigative work -Assisting with extended trial, hearing, and deposition preparation including organizing binders as well as presentation drafting and development

-Researching and writing 12+ profiles and Day in the Life articles for quarterly publication-Soliciting article ideas and articles from MPA members and others in legal community -Soliciting and securing advertisers for newsletter -Coordinating design, layout & electronic delivery of newsletter to MPA members-Drafting press releases for submission to media outlets including Mecklenburg Times, Charlotte Business Journal, Today's Charlotte Woman, Carolina Paralegal News, NCPA's Forum, Paralegal Mentor, and Paralegal Today-Creating and managing association group on social media networking websites, Facebook & LinkedIn

-Managing projects relating to an accounting fraud case involving over 1 million pages of data-Maintaining calendars for cases in 10 states-Coordinating 80+ national and international meetings during 9 month period-Preparing case for trial including assisting with finalizing legal papers-Finalizing legal papers utilizing legal industry citation standards and verifying that legal research was not outdated

-Paralegal in a firm that specialized in the areas of higher education law, business law, complex civil litigation, construction law, landlord/tenant matters, employment issues, and white collar crime-Assisting corporate clients with business entity maintenance by filing annual reports and annual fees as well as changes in registered agent status-Preparing complex litigation cases for hearings and trials by assisting in finalizing briefs; helping with all discovery related issues including depositions, discovery requests and responses; assisting with drafting direct/cross examinations, drafting case chronologies, and organizing hearing/trial exhibits and demonstratives-Assisting in trademark/copyright coordination for higher education client including conducting due diligence research and filing copyright/trademark applications-Assisting higher education client in securing literary agents for the books in their book publishing division by coordinating meetings with prospective agents during book fairs both nationally and internationally-Assisting in the recruitment of legal receptionists, legal assistants, legal file clerks, and legal secretaries by reviewing resumes of prospective candidates and conducting interviews