Dmytro C.

Law Clerk, Civil Litigation

The Green Law Group • Temps plein

Oct 2022 - Jun 2024 • 1 yr 8 mos

Full-time, on-site law clerk at a California civil litigation firm, working under attorney supervision. - Drafted pleadings, motions, discovery, subpoenas and meet-and-confer letters under the CCP and FRCP - Managed full-cycle discovery: requests and responses, document review, Bates-numbered productions, motions to compel - Tracked deadlines, hearings and depositions; coordinated depositions, mediations and experts - Prepared trial binders, exhibit lists, deposition summaries and witness files - E-filed and served in Los Angeles and Ventura Superior Courts and U.S. District Court (CM/ECF)

Litigation Paralegal and Legal Drafter (Remote)

Self-Employed / Freelancer • Freelance

Oct 2016 - Apr 2022 • 5 yrs 6 mos

Remote litigation paralegal and legal drafter for U.S. attorneys and businesses, working under attorney supervision. - Drafted and filed pleadings, motions, discovery and settlement documents for state and federal civil cases - Legal research on Westlaw and LexisNexis, with every citation checked - Managed ESI and productions, deposition notebooks, trial binders and calendars (Clio, Smokeball); monitored dockets on PACER - Drafted and reviewed contracts, NDAs and business agreements - Prepared USPTO trademark searches and applications - Represented clients in UDRP domain-name disputes

Head of Legal Department

porto • Temps plein

Oct 2014 - Jun 2016 • 1 yr 8 mos

Head of the legal department of a commercial bank in Odesa, Ukraine. - Led a team of 8 lawyers handling about 450 litigation matters a year - Represented the bank in commercial, debt-recovery and enforcement cases in local and appellate courts - Drafted and reviewed contracts, loan agreements, policies and internal guidelines - Worked with compliance on fraud investigations and regulatory matters Earlier: banking lawyer at BTA Bank (2012-2014) and VAB Bank (2011-2012), litigation and debt recovery.