1. RICHARD CLAVERIE
31-77 38th
Street • Astoria, NY 11103 • (646) 279-5325 • claverier@yahoo.com
PARALEGAL WITH OVER 14 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL EXPERTISE IN SUPPORTING
LITIGATION
A SUCCESSFUL RECORD OF MANAGING PROJECTS AND AUTOMATING LEGAL WORKFLOWS AT TOP FIRMS
A DIPLOMA IN PARALEGAL STUDIES FROM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Sacco & Fillas, LLP (Astoria, New York) Paralegal | December 2014 – Present
• Prepared court documents, including Orders, Orders to Show Cause, Petitions, Complaints, and supporting
Affirmations/Affidavits for a high volume (10 - 25 cases per month) structured settlement transaction practice.
• Utilized existing Microsoft systems to assist attorney review of electronically stored information.
Manpower (Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP) (New York, NY) Freelance Legal Assistant | May 2013—March 2014
• Prepared monthly summaries of ongoing litigation for clients
• Drafted, prepared and filed documents with NY State and Federal courts
• Updated and reviewed document collections on Case Map, iConnect, Ringtail and Relativity databases
• Blue booked memorandums of law
Cooper, Brown & Behrle, P.C. (New York, NY) | Litigation Legal Assistant | August 2005—January 2013
• Supported three litigators at law firm specializing in general litigation, maritime, trusts and estates, and bankruptcy
• Made recommendations on automating processes and introducing new technologies, such as Concordance and
Opticon software, which allowed the firm to handle a 500K+ document universe litigation
• Created, administrated and maintained document databases to store court documents, transcripts, client files and
document productions
• Attended conferences with litigants, including those for cases pending in the New York Supreme Court and the U.S.
District Court Southern District of New York
• Drafted documents for and assisted the Managing Partner during mediation discussions
• Proofread, Bluebooked, Shepardized and cite checked responses and motions prior to filing with State and Federal
courts; prepare documents for ECF and FBEM filing with Federal court and State court
• Select professional highlights include:
o Analyzed transactions and drafted production log for a tax case involving the District Attorney of New York
o Advised Managing Partner as to arguments and strategies to employ during mediation discussions
Hudson Legal (Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP) (New York, NY) | Freelance Legal Assistant | February 2004— June 2005
• Assisted over 12 litigators at this large international law firm on many high profile cases
• Select professional highlights included:
o Worked on large SEC litigation pertaining to market timing: organized large volumes of litigation materials
including client originals; created spreadsheets for the New York Attorney General detailing documents of
special interest
o Assisted on a large, high profile reinsurance brokerage investigation: managed case material hard copy and
electronic documents; served as the file distribution hub to various client offices across the country
o Collaborated on an internal bank investigation pertaining to S.A.R. reporting and compliance: efficiently
collected client documents aiding attorney review; edited electronic database facilitating the discovery process
and ensuring proper return of client files
EDUCATION + CERTIFICATIONS
New York University (New York, NY) | Diploma in Paralegal Studies | 2012
University of Missouri (St. Louis, MO) | BA in Anthropology | 2000
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office; Westlaw; LexisNexis; Word Perfect; PACER; ECourts; Ringtail 8.1, Relativity, Concordance; Case Map 10; Live
Note; iConnect
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