Stacy Smith

I am a Paralegal (with an ABA-Approved Legal Assistant Certificate) with over 25 years of experience. My typing speed is 65 w.p.m. and am proficient in a dictaphone/transcription.

Paralegal – Personal Injury - Atticus Injury Law - Irvine

(2023-05 - 2024-02)

• Prepare and revise pleadings, discovery (propounding and responding), tables of contents/authorities, deposition notices, subpoenas, Notices to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions
• Calendaring deadlines (Clio), emailing, scanning, filing, data entry, faxing and efiling in State and Federal court
• Motions to compel, memos and correspondence
• Attend IME/DMEs, schedule meetings, meetings with clients for fact gathering, depositions and calendaring

Paralegal – Medical Malpractice/Insurance Defense Litigation - Doyle Schafer McMahon - Irvine

(2022-06 - 2023-04)

• Prepare and revise pleadings, discovery (propounding and responding), tables of contents/authorities, deposition notices, subpoenas, Notices to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions
• Calendaring deadlines (Smokeball), emailing, scanning, filing, data entry, faxing and efiling in State and Federal court
• Motions to compel, memos and correspondence, schedule meetings, depositions and calendaring

Certified Paralegal - Business Litigation, IP and Entertainment law - George C. Rudolph, APC - Irvine

(2022-03 - 2022-06)

Contract work

• Prepare and revise pleadings, discovery (propounding and responding), tables of contents/authorities, deposition notices, subpoenas, Notices to Consumer, trial documents and binders
• Calendar deadlines, schedule meetings, depositions
• Order supplies, billing and answer phones

Paralegal - McNeil Tropp & Braun - Irvine

(2021-12 - 2022-02)

Contract work

• Prepare and revise deposition notices, subpoenas, Notices to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions
• Enter time, calendaring deadlines, emailing, scanning, filing, billing, data entry, transcription, faxing and efiling in State court
• Motions to compel, memos and correspondence

Caregiver

(2021-01 - 2021-12)

Paralegal – Medical Malpractice/Insurance Defense Litigation - Parrett & Elsberry - Irvine

(2019-08 - 2020-12)

• Prepare, using West's macros, revise and redline pleadings, correspondence, email, discovery (propounding/responding), deposition notices, subpoenas, Notice to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions/lists, special verdict instructions, motions to compel, and TOC/TOA
• Opening/closing files, calendaring deadlines with JuraLaw, emailing, scanning, filing, efaxing and efiling/eservice in state/federal court

Paralegal – Medical Malpractice/Insurance Defense Litigation - Murchison & Cumming LLP - Irvine

(2019-06 - 2019-08)

Contract work

• Prepare, using macros, revise and redline pleadings, correspondence, email, discovery (propounding/responding), deposition notices, subpoenas, Notice to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions/lists, special verdict instructions, motions to compel, and TOC/TOA
• Calendaring deadlines with eDockets, emailing, scanning, filing, billing data entry with Concur, efaxing and efiling/eservice in state/federal court

Paralegal–Personal Injury/Insurance Defense Litigation, Construction Defect - Resnick & Louis, PC - Irvine

(2018-10 - 2019-04)

• Prepare, redline and revise pleadings, discovery (propounding and responding), eDiscovery (Box, depository through LexisNexis), tables, deposition notices, subpoenas, Notices to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions
• Enter time, calendaring deadlines, emailing, scanning, filing, billing, data entry, faxing and efiling in State and Federal court
• Motions to compel, memos and correspondence

Paralegal– Medical Malpractice/Insurance Defense Litigation - Ray & Gourde - Irvine

(2016-03 - 2018-10)

• Prepare and revise deposition notices, subpoenas, Notices to Consumer, trial documents and binders, motions in limine, joint exhibit lists, trial briefs, joint statements, joint witness list, proposed jury instructions
• Enter time, calendaring deadlines, emailing, scanning, filing, billing, data entry, transcription, faxing and efiling in State court
• Motions to compel, memos and correspondence

Paralegal/Administrative Assistant – Real Estate/Litigation - Croudace & Dietrich LLP - Newport Beach

(2014-01 - 2015-08)

• Prepare and revise correspondence, draft pleadings, discovery, motions, declarations, Memorandums of Points and Authorities, tables and trial briefs
• Update corporate books, prepare minutes, Statement of Information, UCC-1, annual and bi-annual filings
• Research law in support of the preparation of pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda, Business Law, set up corporations, set up LLP's and LP's buy sell companies, Minutes, Bylaws, corporate books, stocks
• Enter time, calendaring, prepared Subordination Agreements, Purchase and Sale Agreements, trial preparation, photocopying, faxing and efiling in both state and federal courts, email, accounts payable, accounts receivables, answer phones (1 to 5 calls per day for 4 attorneys) and place orders with vendors

Associates Degree - General Studies - Coastline College

Certificate - Legal Assistant - Coastline College