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Paralegal resume example

A paralegal resume that shows the practice areas, the volume of matters, and how you kept them organised and on deadline.

The example resume

Ashley Park

Paralegal

Litigation paralegal with five years supporting trial teams in employment and commercial disputes. Organised, precise and calm the week before trial.

Experience

Senior Litigation Paralegal, Morrison & Vale LLP 2021–now

Litigation firm, 80 attorneys.

  • Support four attorneys on 30 active employment and commercial cases.
  • Managed document review for a case of 400,000 documents, finished two weeks early.
  • Prepared trial binders and exhibits for six trials.

Paralegal, Garcia Law Group 2019–2020

  • Drafted pleadings, discovery requests and subpoenas.
  • Kept the firm's calendar of court deadlines; no missed deadlines in two years.

Education

Certificate, Paralegal Studies, University of California, Los Angeles 2019

BA, Political Science, University of California, Irvine 2018

Skills

  • Litigation: Discovery, Trial preparation, Legal research, E-filing
  • Tools: Relativity, Westlaw, Clio, Microsoft 365