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| Desired Industry: Legal |
SpiderID: 28938 |
| Desired Job Location: Los Angeles, California |
Date Posted: 10/1/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: Immediately |
| Desired Wage: $80K+ |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
With my years of experience, I know what is
expected in case handling from the law firm point-
of-view. My tenure at LITNeutral gave me a clear
expectation from the insurer perspective. While at
the entertainment law firm and personal injury firm,
I learned what makes an excellent plaintiff's case,
with minimal financial consequences to a firm
handling such matters. Such varied experience and
multi-faceted exposure makes me an excellent
addition to any litigation team. I look forward to
providing a firm with unique perspective in
handling case matters pursuant to my years of
highly successful case handling.
Experience:
February 2009-September 2009: KINSELLA,
WEITZMAN, ISER, KUMP & ALDERSTADT, Santa
Monica, California
Contract-basis senior paralegal in busy
entertainment litigation department assisting eight
attorneys, including three partners on extremely
sensitive, high-profile litigation. Provided attorney
support on matters ranging from intellectual
property disputes to multi-million dollar business
litigation, to tax fraud.
SENIOR LITIGATION PARALEGAL
* Supervised document-handling, and database
preparation in a business litigation dispute that
involved producing and receiving, managing,
tracking, and organizing tens of thousands of
documents, including emails, contracts,
financial statements, and correspondence.
*Actively participated in the discovery process
including preparing numerous subpoenas with
document productions, organizing and maintaining
document universe in discovery process that
included over 120,000 documents, and video-
taped evidence.
* Supervision of organizing documents in
preparation and filing of Appellant’s brief and
Appendix consisting of. twelve volumes of
supportive evidence.
* Prepared business documents responsive to
governmental Information Document Requests.
* Gather documentary evidence for depositions,
cite-check, summarize depositions, prepare
witness binders, organize and facilitate case
meetings, supervise document productions, and
attend document productions as required.
October 2005 – January 2009: LITNEUTRAL, LLC,
Beverly Hills, California
Responsible for management of case load,
including investigation, reserving, analysis,
evaluation and resolution of cases on behalf of
healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and other public
healthcare entities.
Responsible for overseeing Federal and State
reporting requirements of healthcare
practitioners and/or entities subsequent to
resolution.
CLAIMS RESOLUTION ADVISOR/REGULATORY
MANAGER
* Supervision of litigation counsel leading to
efficient resolution of cases.
* Actively participated in mediations, arbitrations,
and trials.
* Confirmed LITNeutral litigation management
techniques were being utilized. Specialized in
monitoring of defense counsel fees ensuring fees
and costs contained.
* Engaged in discussions with defense counsel and
insured providers concerning issues related to
regulatory compliance.
* Direct communication with Federal and State
insurance regulatory personnel concerning audit of
Federal or State reports and preparation of State
annual regulatory reports.
May 1994 – September 1998; February 2000 -
October 2005: COTKIN, COLLINS & GINSBURG, Los
Angeles, California
Medical Malpractice-Defense, Medi-cal/Medicare
fraud defense, and Civil/Insurance Litigation.
Managed complex, document intensive cases from
inception through trial. Responsible for
management and preparation of all medical
malpractice matters for name partner.
PARALEGAL
* Supported attorney in all aspects of Medi-
cal/Medicare fraud cases and medical malpractice
cases including organization, review, analysis and
charting of all medical records, interviewing
witnesses, interviewing clients, locating expert
witnesses and obtaining opinions, fact analysis,
drafting discovery and pre-trial pleadings, and
assisting partner and associate at trial.
* Vigilantly prepared trial exhibit binders, created
and maintained trial reference, pre-trial, and
witness notebooks.
* Managed case files in insurance litigation matters,
class-action business litigation matters, and
medical malpractice matters, as well as
communicated with clients, witnesses, expert
witnesses, co-counsel/opposing counsel in
conjunction with drafting discovery, pleadings,
memoranda, and fact-finding.
September 1998- February 2000: PIRCHER,
NICHOLS & MEEKS, Century City, California
Sole paralegal in litigation department assisting six
attorneys, including three partners.
Oversaw and provided paralegal support for cases
ranging from securities litigation, to
business litigation, to multi-million dollar
construction defect matters.
LITIGATION PARALEGAL
* Participated in multi-million dollar construction
defect litigation, managing , tracking, and
organizing thousands of documents.
* Defended Fortune 500 Company in securities
litigation matter that involved subsidiaries
worldwide, including document control and
organization.
* Interviewed clients, and conducted factual
investigations of clients’ claims; supervised
document productions, indexed and organized
voluminous documents received from opposing
counsel, and summarized depositions.
December 1988-May 1994: LOEB AND LOEB, Los
Angeles, California
Hired as temporary file clerk and promoted to
permanent position in data processing within three
months. Promoted to Paralegal Assistant while
attending paralegal school.
ENTERTAINMENT/BANKRUPTCY PARALEGAL
ASSISTANT
* Collaborated on major transactional and closings
where voluminous documents were
maintained and controlled; prepared accurate
closing document binders.
* Coordinated and supervised document
productions, indexed and organized voluminous
documents received from opposing counsel, and
summarized depositions, including providing
assistance with $400 million dollar complex,
document intensive entertainment litigation.
* Drafted pleadings, researched court filings, and
communicated with title companies to process
real estate foreclosure proceedings.
Education:
1992 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles;
ABA approved Attorney Assistant Training Program;
certified with emphasis in litigation; graduated with
honors.
1984 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, San Diego;
Bachelor of Arts
Skills:
Proficient with computers including the following
software programs and services: WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, Excel, Livenote, Summation,
Concordance, LASC’s Pacer system Lexis/Nexis,
and Westlaw
Proven and highly respected negotiation of
settlements, analysis of medical records and charts,
detail oriented and highly organized, extremely
capable manager and team player, perseverance,
meets and usually exceeds deadline expectations,
and outstanding written and oral
communication skills.
Reference:
Available upon request.
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