susan conner

field supervisor

About

A well-credentialed and experienced legal support professional who thrives in a busy and changing work environment and responds to tight deadlines and urgent matters using strong organizational, problem solving, communication, research and systems skills. Competencies include: * Office Management * Intermediate Spanish Oral/Written including 17th century Castillian * Forensic Genealogical Research * Probate * Environmental Law Defense * Risk Factor Assessment * Product Liability Litigation * Domestic Law, Court Assistant * Contract Negotiation * eDiscovery * Product Liability Defense * Document Management Software * Medical/Scientific Lit. Research * Insurance Defense Litigation * PACER / ECF * Expert Witness Research * Asbestos Litigation * LEXIS/NEXIS and Westlaw * CaseMap/TimeMap * Pharmaceutical Product Liability * State/Federal eFile * Summation/Excel/PowerPoint

Country

united states

City

atlanta

Industry

legal services

Skill

litigation, legal research, litigation support, legal writing, westlaw, commercial litigation, product liability, document review, corporate governance, corporate law, lexis, legal assistance, asbestos litigation, civil litigation, contract negotiation, domestic relations, environmental compliance, export control compliance, project management, toxic tort, due diligence, employment law, licensing, mediation, notary public, pacer, courts, legal documents, bankruptcy, trials, corporate communications, document management, litigation management, cuban, intellectual property, real estate, class actions, arbitration, ethics, negotiation, trade secrets, appeals, ediscovery, pharmaceutical product liability

Experience

field supervisor

u.s. department of commerce

2019-7 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

2020 Census Field Supervisor

pastor's assistant

east newnan baptist church

2019-6 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

paralegal

stemberger & cummins, p.c.

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

senior litigation paralegal

independent contract paralegal

2015-6 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

senior paralegal

contract paralegal

2014-9 - 2018-6 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Short-term projects, legal research, document review, and the like.

litigation paralegal

vorys sater seymour & pease

2002-1 - 2003-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Created and maintained case management database for multi-party complex, toxic tort litigation project at Thompson Hine LLP. Provided subjective coding to documents to be used during trial. Assigned relevance and significance of key documents. Organized and prepared large volumes of documents produced in response to discovery requests. Prepared witness files for use in depositions and at trial.

litigation paralegal

thompson hine llp

2003-1 - 2007-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Analyzed medical records for early case assessment and legal defensibility. Conducted medical and scientific literature research. Created and maintained extranet website. Functioned as gatekeeper of state and federal case dockets consisting of 1500 cases and 2500 plaintiffs. Coordinated discovery process with national and local counsel.

supervising paralegal

babcock & wilcox

2000-1 - 2002-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Conducted large scale document review in connection with temporary asbestos project. Supervised 15-20 paralegals while maintaining consistency and quality of work product.

office manager and paralegal

whalen & compton lpa

1998-1 - 2000-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Performed various duties including monthly invoicing, monthly reports and budgets, and supervised office staff. Reviewed commercial and government contracts for discovery productions. Conducted legal research and composed legal memos regarding the same.

magistrate assistant and scheduler

summit county domestic relations court

1996-1 - 1998-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Maintained effective dockets for all Domestic Relations magistrates. Co-authored Federal grant proposal. Generated and submitted Ohio Supreme Court monthly reports for Domestic Relations Division. * Installed court-specific software and provided instruction to court personnel in the use of the new software. Functioned as troubleshooter for PC hardware and software.

senior paralegal

the goodyear tire & rubber company

2007-1 - 2014-1 · 7 yrs 1 mo

* Identified obstacles and implemented next step solutions to drive projects and lead initiatives to further advance business objectives for in-house clients. Responded to discovery requests and CERCLA 104(e) information requests. Provided legal research and analysis of Federal and State laws to ensure compliance. * Drafted non-disclosure, technical services, access and license agreements and contracts, and negotiated company-specific terms and conditions for the same. * Conducted due diligence and facilitated document production in complex litigation projects. Generated legal analyses of issues. Provided extensive case law, statutory and internet research for special projects, composing analytical memos for use in discovery responses. * Interacted with Federal and State agencies concerning permits and licenses for plants. * Developed and maintained business continuity planning for the legal division.