James Colwell

Legal support professional managing docketing and e-filing for an active California litigation practice, with hands-on command of court deadlines, PACER/CM-ECF, subpoenas, discovery, and case research across state and federal jurisdictions. Combines a Political Science and Philosophy background with day-to-day litigation experience and a long-term commitment to a career in law — seeking to bring that foundation to a Paralegal & Legal Support Specialist role.

Docketing Clerk - Strategic Legal Practices

(2025-01)

• Maintained 100% on-time deadline compliance across active matters by docketing and calendaring state and federal court deadlines in Palantir docketing software.
• Filed over 150 documents electronically daily via PACER/CM-ECF across state and federal jurisdictions, ensuring full adherence to local and federal court rules and procedures.
• Docketed dozens of complex litigation filings monthly — including motions in limine, demurrers, § 998 offers, initial disclosures, notices of deposition, and notices of settlement — with zero rejected filings, applying filing requirements specific to each document type.
• Prepared and tracked subpoenas by coordinating issuance, service, and follow-up to keep record production on schedule.
• Processed discovery requests and responses by docketing response deadlines and routing incoming and outgoing discovery to the correct matters.
• Cut docket research turnaround by verifying case histories, filing requirements, and deadlines through UniCourt and Westlaw.

Legal Assistant - Downtown LA Law Group

(2024-01 - 2025-12)

• Accelerated filing turnaround by drafting and revising pleadings, briefs, and contracts from attorney direction into court-ready form.
• Supported case strategy on dozens of active matters at a time by conducting legal research that surfaced relevant statutes and case law.
• Improved document retrieval time by organizing and maintaining physical and electronic case files under a standardized filing system.
• Protected sensitive client information across all case files by enforcing firm confidentiality protocols with zero disclosure incidents.

Cashier / Manager - Gambier Village Market

• Managed all store bookkeeping in QuickBooks — payroll, vendor payments, and expenses — with full accuracy across 100% of transactions per shift.

Office Manager (Volunteer) - Unlimited Potential Brazos County - Bryan, TX

• Managed day-to-day office operations for a nonprofit mentorship program — organizing files and records, maintaining expense-tracking spreadsheets, and coordinating office communications in Microsoft Office.

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science and Philosophy - Kenyon College