Litigation Paralegal / Legal Secretary / Data Entry

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WILLIAM O. SEWELL
30 Hanover Place, NW Phone: 202.351.9641
Washington, DC 20001 Email: william.sewell@gmail.com

LEGAL TECHNICIAN

Bilingual, Contract Paralegal with 15+ years of broad
experience, with a primary focus in litigation, supporting
law firms and legal departments. Familiarity in the Civil
Litigation, Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury,
Professional Malpractice, Real Estate Law and Bankruptcy
practice areas. Exceptional time management and follow-up
skills. Proven experience organizing exhibits, digesting
transcripts and summarizing depositions, interviewing
victims and witnesses and performing light bookkeeping.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

• Business-level Spanish (written & spoken)
• Type 85 wpm
• Advanced computer proficiency & database skills
• E-filing
• Legal Billing-Timeslips
• Quickbooks
• Precise document review
• Summation
• Sanction
• Accurate data entry
• Trial Director
• Concordance
• Timely & efficient transcription
• Word
• Access
• Outlook
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Knowledge of hardware/software updates & conversions

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Paralegal | Carlson, Carlson & Dunkelman | Frisco, CO | June
2008-April 2009

Administration: Conducted and analyzed legal research.
Prepared pleadings and filed
documents electronically with the Court.

Accounting: Performed evaluation of budgets, generating
accurate expense and time reports using
Timeslips and Quickbooks.

Paralegal | Holme, Roberts & Owen | Denver, CO | May
2006-September 2007

Administration: Acted as a liaison, facilitating case
management of the RIAA Group-Illegal music
downloading case with outside local counsels spanning
numerous states. Assured distribution and
receipt of correspondence, payments and settlement
agreements to defendants. Provided general
litigation support and executed document procurement and
investigations of departments.

Legal Assistant | Leventhal, Brown & Puga, P.C. | Denver, CO
| September 2001-April 2002

Administration: Contributed to production of courtroom
technology presentations and provided
general assistance at trial. Enhanced filing system through
accurate organization and maintenance of
medical records. Efficiently performed transcription,
drafted correspondence and filed pleadings
with several governmental agencies and courts.

Scheduling Management: Managed highly active calendar for
partner; scheduling expert testimony,
depositions and travel arrangements.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal | Aronowitz & Ford | Denver, CO | 2006
Art Department Coordinator | HBO Films | Denver, CO &
Laramie, WY | 2001
Legal Assistant | Faegre & Benson | Denver, CO | 2000
Executive Assistant to CEO | Experimental & Applied Science
(EAS) | 1998-1999
Legal Word Processor | LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae |
Denver, CO | 1996-1997

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Paralegal Certificate of Mastery
Lexis Nexis Continuing Legal Education for Paralegals

Spanish, Computer Information Systems
Metropolitan State College of Denver | Denver, CO | 1997-2002

Paralegal Certificate
University of Southern Colorado | Pueblo, CO | 2001

Intensive Spanish for Professionals
Centro de Idiomas | Mazatlαn, Mιxico | January 2000-May 2000

Political Science & English Literature Coursework
Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | 1986-1991

ASSOCIATIONS

Member/Volunteer
Hanover Area Civic Association | Washington, DC

President
Summit County Rotaract | Rotary International for Younger
Professionals | 2009-2010

Member/Volunteer
Colorado Bar Association | Paralegal Committee and Public
Legal Education Sections | 2001-2006