Shannon Forde Email & Phone Number

Silicon Valley, Ca, Us

London, London, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

• Practice focused on defense of high-profile, commercial clients in complex litigation (specializing in pharmaceutical and ‘Big 4’ tech industries), antitrust deal work and regulatory counseling, intellectual property counseling (patent applications and defense, IPR trials), civil rights law (Section 1983 police brutality cases), and family law (child support proceedings).• Fastidiously formatted, proofread, cite-checked, and e-filed pleadings in various jurisdictions (local state courts to federal multi-district civil litigations). Regularly practiced in creation of Tables of Contents and Tables of Authority.• Reliable researcher with extensive experience on WestLaw, Lex Machina and LexisNexis. Knowledge of Boolean search terminology.• Conscientiously supported teams through all stages of litigation defense, such as: subpoena service; logging discovery requests & responses; contract & document review; creation of privilege logs; hard-copy and electronic binder-making, highlighting and general deposition preparation; transcript errata; trial preparation.• Controlled team calendars and systematized files. Tracked dockets and maintained case folders for quick attorney reference.• Regularly referenced relevant state and federal court rules and e-filing procedures across various matters.• Liaison to clients, attorneys, external consultants and vendors to manage projects during discovery and trial preparation.• Meticulously and professionally billed time worked in Carpe Diem. Mindfully adhered to strict firm and client billing protocols.• Distinguished in 2022 as the only firm paralegal across all 4 offices to bill over 100 hours of work to pro bono matters.

New York, Ny, Us

• Assisted 9 Attorneys (Partners, Associates and First Years) across IP, Litigation and Antitrust practices. Trained 3 new hires.• Produced flawless documents using various binding methods (hard copy and electronic). Seamlessly handled complex mailingsand process of service of sensitive, privileged materials via USPS, FedEx, or couriers.• Maintained attorney calendars and contacts; coordinated internal and external meetings and calls, with reception coverage as needed. Organized invites and agendas for Practice Group & Partner meetings with many attendees.• Strategized intricate domestic and international travel plans. Dependably processed all expenses for timely remittance.• Entrusted with editing matter pre-bills for head Litigation Partner, and ultimately mailing finalized invoices to clients.• Customized marketing materials; and digested complex litigation statistics into aesthetically-pleasing client pitch materials.• Assisted first years in NY and DC bar admission process. Conducted targeted research for engaging and relevant CLE courses for all firm attorneys; tracked attorney CLE credits using Micron.

Student Teacher to two 8th grade English ICT classes. • Co-authored a nonfiction unit on gender, immigration, disability, incarceration, and social class research projects. Trained in accommodations for 504/IEP students. • Planned and executed lessons within units of the reading and writing of poetry and rhetorical/speech writing.

• Student Teacher in a mixed grade ESL ‘Fundamentals of Writing’ class with a majority Chinese and Latinx students. Curriculum focused on high leverage grammar and syntax to develop a working knowledge of English for students new to the language.

• Fulfilled student and faculty library requests using ALEPH and ILLIAD online systems; regularly handled fragile, aged books and documents with care; organized daily received mail; processed shipping requests using METRO and UPS; efficiently re-shelved returned books; promptly answered help desk inquiries.

London, London, Gb

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, English & Secondary Education

English Education