Litigation Paralegal résumé example

An early-career paralegal résumé measured in document volumes, filing counts and deadlines held rather than duties listed.

Written for United States, at entry level, in the legal field, shown in the Onyx design. Every name, employer, address and number below is invented.

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Camille Okafor — Litigation Paralegal

Chicago, IL

Litigation paralegal with three years supporting commercial and employment cases from complaint through trial. Manages discovery on matters running to 410,000 documents and has filed 190 times across state and federal court without a rejection or a missed deadline.

Experience

Litigation Paralegal, Larkspur Reed LLP · March 2024 – present

Commercial litigation group of 14 attorneys; supports four partners across 62 active state and federal matters.

Runs review on a 410,000-document commercial case, narrowing the reviewable set to 38,000 with tested search terms and saving roughly 900 reviewer hours.
Calendars and files across 62 matters; 190 filings to date with no rejected submissions and no missed deadlines.
Assembled the exhibit set for a three-week jury trial, including an 1,100-page index the court adopted as the joint exhibit index.
Built the deposition-summary template now standard in the group, taking average turnaround from four days to one.

Legal Assistant, Ridgemont Law Group · July 2022 – February 2024

Processed 340 new client intakes and cut the conflicts-check backlog from nine days to same-day clearance.
Drafted subpoenas, notices and routine motions for six attorneys, with 95% going out after a single attorney review.
Reorganized a closed-file archive of 4,200 matters into a searchable index and retired two off-site storage units.

Education

Certificate Paralegal Studies · Roosevelt University · September 2021 – May 2022
B.A. Political Science · DePaul University · August 2017 – May 2021

Skills

Case management: Docketing and calendaring, CM/ECF filing, Trial preparation, Deposition summaries, Cite checking
Discovery: Document review, Privilege logs, Productions and Bates numbering, Subpoenas, Records requests
Systems: Relativity, PACER, Westlaw, Clio, Microsoft 365
Matter types: Commercial litigation, Employment, Contract disputes, Insurance defense

Certifications

Certified Paralegal (CP) — NALA — The Paralegal Association
Notary Public, State of Illinois — Illinois Secretary of State

Why this Litigation Paralegal résumé works

Discovery is shown at scale: narrowing 410,000 documents to 38,000 and saving roughly 900 reviewer hours tells a litigation team the paralegal can run review, not just code documents.
The filing record is a count with no exceptions, 190 filings with no rejected submissions and no missed deadlines, which answers the one risk every attorney worries about when delegating.
The Certified Paralegal (CP) credential and the ABA-approved certificate sit on the page together, which is what many US firms screen for at this level.
Systems are named as the job descriptions name them, Relativity, PACER, CM/ECF and Westlaw, so the résumé matches a keyword search for e-discovery and federal filing.

Litigation Paralegal résumé: common questions

What skills should a litigation paralegal resume list?

Split them into case management (docketing, CM/ECF filing, trial preparation), discovery (privilege logs, Bates numbering, productions) and systems (Relativity, PACER, Westlaw). Then prove the important ones in bullets with volumes and deadlines.

Should a paralegal resume include a certification?

Yes, if you hold one. A NALA Certified Paralegal or similar credential belongs in its own section near the top or bottom, with the year earned. A paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program goes under education.