Litigation Paralegal II

Posted on: 2009-03-01

Arthur G. Valencia 18536 Ashley Avenue, Torrance, CA 90504 310-989-3347 [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________________________ LITIGATION PARALEGAL Professional Profile Qualifications Summary: Skilled and dedicated paralegal with more than 13 years experience coordinating, planning, and supporting litigation projects, working with partners and associates on various complex litigation matters.  Supervised document collections at client locations and out of state venues, prepared documents for production to Government Agencies and Opposing Counsel, assisted attorneys with document reviews, created, implemented and maintained tracking logs of all documents collected offsite, liaison with clients, vendors and court personnel.  Adept in deposition summaries and maintaining deposition schedules, tracking deposition transcripts and exhibits in Livenote.  Knowledge of e-discovery parameters, and spoliation and retention policies, worked with Records department in organizing and tracking materials for offsite venues.  Proficient in Concordance, Livenote, Iconect, Stratify, Relativity, Carpe Diem and other web based databases Professional Experience: Latham & Watkins, LLP, Los Angeles, California 06/24/96 to Present Litigation Paralegal  Demonstrated capacity to provide comprehensive litigation support to attorneys and clients in litigation related matters.  Coordinate multi-litigation cases; supervise major document productions; supervise and prepare performance evaluations of personnel; analyze and code documents; prepare case summaries and deposition digests; draft discovery documents; organize and maintain case files; legal research; assist senior partners with law and motion filings and trial preparation and proceedings; liaison with court personnel. Court calendaring of cases, detailed computation of client bills. Education: California Polytechnic University, Pomona 1974 to 1978 California State University, Los Angeles 1998 to 2000 ABA Paralegal Certificate References Furnished Upon Request