jeffrey mcclimans

Organized and archived case files, identified missing records and bills, assisted drafting and reviewing demand letters, performed general office duties such as copying, faxing, using postal scale.

Perform and track discovery-related work for major clients, including tenacious investigation of opposing parties, witnesses, experts, and providers. Accurately draft stipulations, notices of deposition, subpoenas, and basic motions and supporting pleadings. Compile exhibits and prepare materials for use in deposition, mediation, summary judgment, and trial. Draft and submit effective public records requests. Bates stamp, review, and redact productions, and create privilege logs. Review, analyze, and summarize documents received through research and discovery, while gleaning new information sources. Draft timelines and index deposition transcripts. Administrate and build voluminous client document database. Monitor related settlements nationally and supplement matrices for comparison purposes.

Assisted sales staff, created letters, reports, and presentations. Proposed successful revenue-generating products. Created, maintained, and archived physical and electronic files. Typed quickly and accurately. Called clients and transcribed verbal instructions into written corrections. Facilitated weekly meetings of multi-departmental advertising teams, opened lines of communication to resolve recurring problems, continuously improved workflow.

Collected data for various events from press releases, phone interviews, and in-person coverage, summarizing under extremely short deadlines. Wrote feature stories. Formatted scoreboard page. Proofread and released final product for publication.

Organized case files to identify and request missing HIPAA-protected records, insurance subrogation documents, and public records. E-filed and submitted files ex parte via the clerk. Located other parties. Drafted witness declarations and statements, restraining order, dissolution and guardian ad litem motions, demand letters, settlement counterproposals, and correspondence. Assisted with landlord-tenant arbitration, taking notes of proceedings, discussing issues in recess, drafting arbitrator’s decision and award, and reviewing attorneys’ fee proposals. Updated spreadsheets. Researched jurisdictions, filing fees, and award limits. Proofread and verified other interns’ work.

Prioritized incoming work based on deadlines and requests, constantly adjusting. Assessed complexity and style of projects, and assigned to designers based on skills. Communicated daily workload. Utilized and maintained project-tracking database. Responsible for department meeting press deadlines. Designed effective advertisements, working with clients and sales representatives to ensure customer satisfaction with finished product. Proofread final versions of ads, news pages, and commercial customers’ publications.

ABA-approved two-year program. Activities and Societies: The Law Association - Edmonds CC Honor Roll