Rita Holden Resumé

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Office Manager/Paralegal
Responsibilities:

Assisted managing partner with office management; and daily operations
Assisted with development and implementation of office policies and procedures
Coordinated Marketing; Public Relations; Sponsorship at Charitable Events
Interfaced with all vendors; approved all account payable invoices and firm costs
Assisted contract bookkeeper with firm billing
Responsible for all personnel matters - screening of resumes; initial interviewing; new hire orientation; benefits; payroll; performance evaluations; staff grievances
Supervised all support staff
Provided paralegal assistance in all phases of litigation
Performed WestLaw and case law research; responsible for complex case file management; investigation; interviewing clients and witnesses; drafted subpoenas and discovery pleadings; court filings; performed privilege document review and document productions; preparation of deposition summaries; witness and trial notebooks; trial preparation

Senior Paralegal/Paralegal Coordinator
Responsibilities:

Provided paralegal assistance in the following legal areas: commercial litigation; securities; employment/labor; government contracts; water; real estate; banking; mediations and NASD/MSRB arbitrations
Handled administrative duties for supervising paralegal attorney
Supervised the firm's 11 paralegals and their case work loads; and any temporary paralegals brought in to assist on cases
Acted as liaison between paralegals and case attorneys
Provided training to paralegal assistant and document clerk
Initiated firm's involvement with Denver Paralegal Institute; worked closely with all DPI Interns during their internships
Reviewed and screened paralegal resumes; conducted initial firm interview
Provided paralegal input to management committee
Trial preparation and participation; reviewed and indexed documents, exhibits for large complex cases; worked on extensive document productions; assisted attorneys with deposition preparation, including management of transcripts, exhibits and witnesses interviews; prepared witness; hearing and trial notebooks; drafted subpoenas; discovery pleadings
Member of holiday planning party and firm sociable events committees

Contract Paralegal
Responsibilities:

Trial preparation and participation; case management of documents in excess of 1 million; assisted with deposition preparation, including management of transcripts and exhibits; prepared witness and trial notebooks; summarized deposition and trial testimony; reviewed and indexed documents; worked on extensive document productions

Performed paralegal services including litigation; employment/labor; corporate; family; oil & gas for Denver area law firms and corporations. Contracting assignments were done through the following agencies: Paralegal Resource Center, Denver Colorado; and Templeton & Associates, Denver, Colorado

Legal course work and seminars through Continuing Legal Education and The Paralegal Institute.
Management course work and seminars through Workshops for Leadership Management and Supervision Series; National Seminar Group and Skill Path Seminars.
University of Colorado, Denver Colorado - Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate Program; graduate 1988
Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado - Course work in Business Administration
Colorado State University; Fort Collins, Colorado - Course work in Business Administration and Psychology

REFERENCES - Personal and professional references supplied upon request

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