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
