CECILIA GUTHRO
Chula Vista,CA
Summary
Highly motivated legal professional with proven leadership abilities and extensive personal injury and customer service experience. Seeking opportunity to grow and learn with a team of collaborative and hardworking individuals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Litigation Paralegal
Walton Law APC
05.2024 - Current
- Managed assigned cases by maintaining case management software and ensuring steps were taken to move cases forward
- Drafted pleadings, notices, mediation briefs, demand letters, and other documents for review by attorney
- Responded to and propounded written discovery
- Collaborated with opposing counsel, experts, and other parties as necessary to schedule depositions, mediations, and other meetings
- Order medical records and prepare medical chronologies
- Assisted with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing witness files, and drafting jury instructions
Litigation Paralegal
NukkFreeman & Cerra
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Managed assigned cases by maintaining case management software and ensuring steps were taken to move cases forward
- Drafted pleadings, notices, mediation briefs, demand letters, and other documents for review by attorney
- Responded to and propounded written discovery
- Collaborated with opposing counsel, experts, and other parties as necessary to schedule depositions, mediations, and other meetings
- Order medical records and prepare medical chronologies
- Assisted with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing witness files, and drafting jury instructions
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Law Offices of Scott Warmuth
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Managed assigned cases by maintaining case management software and ensuring steps were taken to move cases forward
- Drafted pleadings, notices, mediation briefs, demand letters, and other documents for review by attorney
- Responded to and propounded written discovery
- Collaborated with opposing counsel, experts, and other parties as necessary to schedule depositions, mediations, and other meetings
- Order medical records and prepare medical chronologies
- Assisted with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing witness files, and drafting jury instructions
Litigation Paralegal
Mulvaney Barry Beatty Linn & Mayers LLP
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Managed assigned cases by maintaining case management software and ensuring steps were taken to move cases forward
- Drafted pleadings, notices, mediation briefs, demand letters, and other documents for review by attorney
- Responded to and propounded written discovery
- Collaborated with opposing counsel, experts, and other parties as necessary to schedule depositions, mediations, and other meetings
- Order medical records and prepare medical chronologies
- Assisted with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing witness files, and drafting jury instructions
Litigation Paralegal and Case Manager
Jurewitz Law Group
04.2017 - 09.2021
- Managed assigned cases by maintaining case management software and ensuring steps were taken to move cases forward
- Drafted pleadings, notices, mediation briefs, demand letters, and other documents for review by attorney
- Responded to and propounded written discovery
- Collaborated with opposing counsel, experts, and other parties as necessary to schedule depositions, mediations, and other meetings
- Order medical records and prepare medical chronologies
- Assisted with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing witness files, and drafting jury instructions
- Worked with medical providers and clients to ensure clients were receiving recommended medical treatment
- Correspond with insurance adjusters to establish liability
- Conducted legal research and cite-checking
- Used state and federal electronic filing systems
- Collaborated with clients to gather information about their cases
- Participated in client conferences as needed to assist attorneys with strategy development
- Consulted with attorneys and case teams to establish workflows supporting efficient case management
- Supervised and trained paralegals and case managers
Education
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Southwestern College
06.2018
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Work Prioritization
- Relationship Building
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
- Drafting pleadings
- Case analysis
- Court filings
- Document preparation
- Client communication
- Document management
- Legal research
- Calendar management
- Motions preparation
- Microsoft office
- Witness interviews
- Discovery management
- Litigation support
- Trial preparation
- Proficient in MS office
- FLUENT IN [LANGUAGE]
- Client billing
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
Timeline
Litigation Paralegal
Walton Law APC
05.2024 - Current
Litigation Paralegal
NukkFreeman & Cerra
10.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Law Offices of Scott Warmuth
05.2022 - 09.2023
Litigation Paralegal
Mulvaney Barry Beatty Linn & Mayers LLP
01.2022 - 05.2022
Litigation Paralegal and Case Manager
Jurewitz Law Group
04.2017 - 09.2021
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies
Southwestern College
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