Thomasina W. Abraham
Upper Marlboro,MD
Summary
Highly accomplished professional with solid litigation background seeking an opportunity that will provide career growth potential. Proficient Litigation Paralegal with expertise in trial preparation and civil litigation involving large antitrust cases. Organized and resourceful with extensive experience in gathering materials for cases and maintaining open communication between parties. Prepared to bring 18 years of experience to a challenging new role.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
DISCO
2023.10 - Current
- Managing migration of data from other platforms.
- Advising on ESI Protocols
- Review final ESI protocol and advise on DISCO's technical capabilities
- Coordinating ingestion of data
- Developing strategies for managing large volumes of data
- Guiding clients through use of proprietary technology and workflows
- Assisting clients with complex search
- Analyzing search terms results
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks
- Production architecture (quality checks, process, and consultation)
- Generating productions and verification of output
- Matte reporting, weekly progress reports, active matter analysis
- Consulting on case closure options
Associate Project Manager
DISCO
2021.11 - 2023.10
- Collaborated with other DISCO Project Managers and DISCO team members to deliver superior service to DISCO clients
- Collaborated with cross-functional team members, including Forensics, Data Operations, Disco Desk, and Client Success, to help solve challenges and manage clients through those solutions to create best client outcome
- Maintained project and data tracking to ensure that all requested work is completed correctly and deadlines are met
- Communicated clearly and consistently with DISCO Project Managers and DISCO clients about project milestones and platform support
- Develop advanced knowledge of DISCO platform and its capabilities in order to advise clients on best practices for early data assessment, document review, production, depositions, and trial
- Escalated to leadership or other resources as needed to ensure customers are having positive experiences and getting support and expertise needed
- Worked in ticketing system to create work requests for other departments and monitor progress
- Performed special assignments, requests for technical expertise or tasks as directed by management
- Built rapport and establish open communication with clients regarding DISCO usage, status reporting, and core product functionality
- Provided feedback and suggestions to Product team at DISCO to drive product improvement on behalf of customers
- Scheduled and facilitate meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts
- Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities
Litigation Paralegal
Venable LLP
2015.11 - 2021.11
- Organize, review and summarize documents and files.
- Perform daily management of active litigations.
- Conduct factual research.
- Conduct document retrieval, review, organization and production.
- Cite-check various briefs and memoranda.
- Prepare and file briefs, discovery requests and responses.
- Manage case deposition calendars.
- Manage docket using PACER and ECF.
- Maintain case pleadings, correspondence, discovery and research.
- Maintain document, transcript and work product databases.
- Prepare deponent kits.
- Correspond with counsel, court officials, expert witness and vendors.
Production Specialist II
Lockheed Martin, Supreme Tech LLC
2012.12 - 2015.11
- Worked as an iCONECT administrator to load and manage data.
- Managed database formation and verify the resulting databases for document review.
- Worked with over 20,000 databases totaling over 900 TB of data which is currently being hosted in iCONECT.
- Exported data from FDIC DMS in accordance with specifications provided.
- Created load files in various formats (DAT, DII, CSV).
- Quality control of data deliverables.
- Encrypted and secured transport of data via FTP.
- Consulted and assisted with technology discovery document management.
- Troubleshoot issues relating to databases.
- Reviewed data from vendors and data load files for accuracy.
- Evaluated data from clients to identify tasks to be completed to satisfy client requests.
- Consulted with vendors to customize and process forensic, scanning, litigation and production data.
- Maintained and track progress of litigation support projects using SharePoint.
- Skilled with manual data format transformation.
- Some familiarity using Ipro eCapture data processing tools and Ipro Allegro ECA tools.
- Some familiarity using Clearwell to process, host, and produce data from system.
- Familiarity manipulating data exported from Clearwell to be imported into iCONECT or Relativity.
Senior Paralegal/Litigation Support
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
2008.12 - 2012.12
- Performed daily management of active litigations.
- Consulted with attorneys and litigation staff to analyze case needs and determine appropriate case automation plans using the EDRM.
- Recommended appropriate platforms for case team use.
- Loaded documents into Concordance, Relativity and CaseMap databases.
- Coded and configured Concordance search criteria for productions.
- Preformed database maintenance: database uploads, troubleshooting and backups.
- Coordinated review workflow.
- Reviewed practice specific applications.
- Trained attorneys and paralegals in functionality of databases: Concordance, Relativity, and CaseCentral.
- Consulted with external service providers, local and defense counsel, fact experts and attorneys to customize litigation support projects.
- Created databases of discovery documents and transcripts using SharePoint, Case Notebook, and CaseMap.
- Maintained various litigation support databases.
- Converted data between various file formats.
Litigation Paralegal II
Latham & Watkins, LLP
2006.07 - 2008.12
- Organized, reviewed and summarized documents and files.
- Performed daily management of active litigations.
- Conducted factual research.
- Conducted document retrieval, review, organization and production.
- Cite-checked various briefs and memoranda.
- Prepared and file briefs, discovery requests and responses.
- Managed case calendar.
- Managed docket using PACER and ECF.
- Maintained case pleadings, correspondence, discovery and research.
- Maintained document, transcript and work product databases.
- Managed project assistants and temporary employees on various projects.
- Prepared deponent kits.
- Corresponded with counsel, court officials, expert witness and vendors.
Litigation Paralegal
Gilbert LLP
2005.02 - 2006.07
- Served as second in command during trial.
- Assisted with trial site preparation.
- Managed project assistants during trial.
- Prepared and collected trial exhibits and transcripts.
- Created and maintained trial exhibit database while at trial.
- Coordinated transmission of trial exhibits with opposing counsel and paralegals.
- Organized and prepare exhibit lists, privilege logs and pre-trial motions.
- Managed multiple active litigations.
- Prepared and filed briefs, subpoenas, exhibits, discovery requests and responses.
- Maintained case files by updating databases and preparing indices and case binders.
Litigation Paralegal
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
2001.12 - 2005.02
- Maintained client case files by creating indices and case binders.
- Honed legal research skills and proofreading brief skills.
- Prepared filings; handled court and agency work.
- Shepardized various briefs.
- Prepared witness binders and exhibits for depositions.
- Assembled support materials and other documents to be used as trial exhibits.
- Assisted attorneys with trial preparation and other paralegals as necessary.
- Coordinated transference of active and inactive patent prosecution files.
- Coordinated comments and all other correspondence associated with files.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Administration of Justice
Howard University
Washington, D.C.Skills
- Handle multiple projects
- Detail-oriented
- Strong organizational skills
- Team player
- Client Relationships
- Quality management
- Timely Project Completion
- Timelines and Milestones
- Best Practices and Standards
- Documentation
Certification
Litigation Support Project Management - Organization of Legal Professional May – August 2013
DISCO 2023 Search & Review Certification
DISCO 2023 Review Management Certification
DISCO 2023 Data Management Certification
DISCO 2023 Project Management Certification
Timeline
Project Manager
DISCO
2023.10 - Current
Associate Project Manager
DISCO
2021.11 - 2023.10
Litigation Paralegal
Venable LLP
2015.11 - 2021.11
Production Specialist II
Lockheed Martin, Supreme Tech LLC
2012.12 - 2015.11
Senior Paralegal/Litigation Support
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
2008.12 - 2012.12
Litigation Paralegal II
Latham & Watkins, LLP
2006.07 - 2008.12
Litigation Paralegal
Gilbert LLP
2005.02 - 2006.07
Litigation Paralegal
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
2001.12 - 2005.02
Bachelor of Arts - Administration of Justice
Howard University
Litigation Support Project Management - Organization of Legal Professional May – August 2013
DISCO 2023 Search & Review Certification
DISCO 2023 Review Management Certification
DISCO 2023 Data Management Certification
DISCO 2023 Project Management Certification
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