DAVID ROBERT MUIR
Wynnewood, PA 19096 -
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
Independent Contractor with excellent time management and organizational skills and highly computer literate. Highly-respected performance history at previous firms. Comprehensive skills in case management, data entry, writing, analysis, and research. Reliable and flexible, with excellent interpersonal skills. Considerable experience in requesting and cataloging documents. Skilled at using Microsoft Office. Able to handle multiple tasks and deadlines under pressure on own and with others.
LEGAL ASSISTING SKILLS - Team Player and Team Leader, Time Management and Organization, Legal Research, Data and Records Management, Word Processing, General Office Skills
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paralegal Studies Proficiency Certificate, 2017
4.0 GPA
(ABA-Approved) Attained Grade A in following courses: Legal Research and Writing I and II, Civil Litigation, and Tort Law
URSINUS COLLEGE, Collegeville, PA, USA
Bachelor’s Degree in History, Minor in Sociology, 2009
Obtained 3.32 GPA
Inducted into Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HOGAN & VANDENBERG, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, USAMar 2018-Present
Paralegal, duties included
Compiled and managed visa cases, requested and categorized evidence for visa case submission;
Created comprehensive checklists and guidelines to streamline management and compiling of visa cases
Guided and trained peers in using online management case system and in case management and evidence categorization.
SCHOENBERG LAW OFFICE, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA Feb 2018
Paralegal, employed for specific projects, duties included
Summarized and categorized files located in dropbox; transcribed audio clip; Performed discovery request to obtain more files
Assisted in prep for deposition; attended and assisted attorney in deposition; assisted in packing up exhibits after deposition
REED SMITH LLP, Philadelphia, PA, USA May 2017-July 2017
Temporary Paralegal, employed for duration of specific active cases, duties included:
Managed and updated legal database information related to Dismissed cases and changes in Lead Counsel
Downloaded and stored plaintiff records such as Short Form Complaints from Pacer and MRC into Reed Smith database
Coded documents in Relativity
PENNENVIRONMENT, Philadelphia, PA, USA Oct 2013-May 2016
Volunteer, duties included:
Wrote email template for climate matters; wrote letters to newspaper editor on climate change issues
Managed databases
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (HK), Hong Kong Nov 2011-June 2013
Associate, duties included:
Researched and wrote reports for senior FoE team; Edited and proofread various types of documents
Managed databases and handled other office duties
THE EDGAR M. BRONFMAN CITRUS COMPANY LTD., Hong Kong July 2009-Jan 2011
(US orange juice company, HK-based, with orange groves & juice processing facilities in Chongqing, China)
Research Assistant to EMBC’s senior management, duties included:
Researched and wrote materials for training program; assisted senior team preparing for plant opening ceremony
Created index catalog system for 1998 to 2005 files; created document for 2010 financial accounts and input 2010 data
