Mandy Desormeaux

Litigation paralegal and legal support professional with hands-on experience in Louisiana family-law litigation, discovery, pleadings, legal and factual research, evidence organization, case analysis, and trial preparation. Progressed from administrative legal support into substantive litigation work, including developing targeted discovery, reviewing opposing responses for gaps and inconsistencies, organizing complex facts and exhibits, and assisting with litigation strategy. Also completed private investigator training and applied investigative research, public-records research, social-media research, surveillance, and fact verification to active legal matters.

Seeking to leverage transferable litigation, discovery, evidence-management, and investigative skills in civil or personal-injury litigation.

Family Law Paralegal / Legal Assistant - Louisiana

• Supported a broad range of Louisiana family-law matters, including divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, contempt proceedings, protective orders, grandparents' rights, and property disputes.
• Prepared initial drafts of pleadings, motions, discovery documents, and other legal documents for attorney review and revision.
• Developed targeted outgoing discovery, including interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission, based on case-specific facts and litigation objectives.
• Reviewed opposing discovery responses and supporting documentation to identify inconsistencies, incomplete responses, missing information, and opportunities for follow-up discovery.
• Analyzed pleadings, financial records, communications, and other case materials to assist with factual development and litigation strategy.
• Participated in attorney strategy and brainstorming sessions by identifying relevant facts, issues, questions, and potential avenues for further investigation.
• Organized evidence, exhibits, case documents, and timelines for hearings, negotiations, and trial preparation.
• Conducted legal and factual research to support pleadings, discovery, and case preparation.
• Managed case files, deadlines, correspondence, court filings, and electronic filing requirements.
• Assisted with trial preparation and preparation of materials for court proceedings while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

Legal Investigative Support - Independent - Louisiana

• Completed private investigator training and developed investigative skills applicable to legal matters.
• Conducted investigative research in support of active family-law cases.
• Performed public-records research, social-media research, background research, and fact verification.
• Conducted surveillance and investigative observation when appropriate to support factual development.
• Researched information relating to disputed claims, relationships, assets, property, and case-relevant activities.
• Located and evaluated information from multiple sources to identify relevant evidence, inconsistencies, and potential leads.
• Organized investigative findings into summaries and timelines for attorney review and use in case preparation.
• Applied investigative findings to support litigation strategy and evidence development.

Some college - Business - Delgado Community College