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- 1. Deidra Byrd Tel: 571.208.7219 QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS • LexisNexis, Westlaw • Summation, Concordance • Microsoft Office Suite • Typing: 70 WPM • Medical Terminology • HIPAA Confidentiality • E-Filing (PACER, PC Docs, Needles, MyCase, TrialWorks, PerfectLaw) • Time Management (Elite, DTE, TABS, TM) • Records and Database Management EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Bartoli Cain Wason, PLLC, Alexandria, VA 08/2019–08/2020 Sr. Paralegal Administrator, Plaintiff Medical Malpractice • Maintain organizational databases, track document collections, and manage case deadlines • Prepare case chronologies and indexes, track medical records, ensure treatment schedules are current • Conduct legal research; assist attorneys in all phases of discovery and motions practice, draft interrogatories and requests for production, prepare responses to discovery requests • Assist with preparation for depositions, schedule court reporters, ensure client knows deposition protocols • Assist with the retention of experts, ensure that target doctors have up-to-date records and for testimony • Assist with and attend trials, prepare trial binders and demonstrative exhibits, assist with war room setup • Communication with clients, courts, counsel, and vendors • Supervise support staff, manage the firm’s physical facilities Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Alexandria, VA 01/2019–05/2019 Paralegal, Defense Healthcare, Medical Malpractice • Conducted legal research and drafted pleadings • Assisted with the retention of experts • Assisted attorneys in all phases of discovery and motions practice, drafted interrogatories and requests for production, prepared responses to discovery requests • Prepared case chronologies and indexes • Assisted with and attended trials, prepared trial binders, medical binders, and demonstrative exhibits, Hancock, Daniel, & Johnson, P.C., Fairfax, VA 03/2017-01/2019 Legal Assistant, Defense Healthcare, medical Malpractice • Created, edited, and finalized litigation documents • Conducted legal research and drafted pleadings • Filed materials with state and federal courts • Answered phones, prepared expense reports, entered attorney time, and managed attorney calendars • Reviewed medical records and prepared medical summaries • Prepared trial exhibits and discovery responses; reviewed and cataloged discovery materials • Assisted with preparation for depositions, mediations, and court appearances Paulson & Nace, PLLC, Washington, DC 09/2015–01/2017 Paralegal/Legal Assistant, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice • Created, edited, and finalized legal documents and pleadings • Filed materials with state and federal courts • Answered phones, prepared expense reports, entered attorney time, and managed attorney calendars • Reviewed medical records and prepared medical summaries • Conducted legal research on medical malpractice • Prepared trial exhibits and discovery responses; reviewed and cataloged discovery materials • Assisted with preparation for depositions, mediations, and court appearances
- 2. Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, Alexandria, VA 02/2015–09/2015 Legal Assistant, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice • Created, edited, and finalized legal documents and pleadings • Filed materials with state and federal courts • Answered phones, prepared expense reports, entered attorney time, and managed attorney calendars • Reviewed medical records and prepared medical summaries • Conducted legal research on medical malpractice and FLSA claims • Prepared trial exhibits and discovery responses; reviewed and cataloged discovery materials • Assisted with preparation for depositions, mediations, and court appearances Jordan Coyne, P.C., Fairfax, VA 10/2013–08/2014 Paralegal, Defense Personal Injury • Managed case flow and deadline tracking for 11 attorneys in civil litigation • Prepared trial exhibits and discovery responses; reviewed and cataloged discovery materials • Assist with preparation for depositions, mediations, and court appearances • Assisted clients with compiling documents • Created, edited, and finalized legal documents and pleadings • Assisted with and attended trials, prepared trial binders Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Vienna, VA 05/2003–02/2007 Legal Secretary, IP Litigation, Family Law, Business • Assisted with and attended trials, prepared trial binders, medical binders, and demonstrative exhibits, assisted with war room setup • Conducted legal research • Entered attorney time, managed attorney calendars, and prepared travel itineraries • Filed documents with appropriate courts through electronic filing system • Maintained and organized files; maintained attorney caseload • Scheduled meetings and depositions Thelen Reid, Washington, DC 02/1999–05/2003 Legal Secretary, Construction Litigation • Reviewed and summarized records • Prepared correspondence via attorney notes and dictation • Filed case materials, answered calls, scheduled appointments • Conducted legal research • Drafted pleadings, responses, and discovery requests EDUCATION Purdue University, Des Moines, IO, 06/2012–10/2013 Associates of Applied Arts Paralegal Studies • Five additional courses required to obtain bachelor’s degree University of Phoenix, Remote, 2016 Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA, 10/1985–04/1986 Certificate of Completion in Administrative Assistance and Secretarial Science