RezUpParalegal resume example
A paralegal resume example with caseload volume, filing accuracy and billable support numbers — plus the practice-area specifics law firms filter on first.
Rachel Donnelly
Summary
Litigation paralegal with 8 years in insurance defense and commercial litigation. Manages 40-50 active matters, e-files in state and federal courts with zero rejected filings in 3 years, and supports 4 attorneys through discovery and trial.
Experience
Senior Litigation Paralegal — Harmon & Price LLP 2021 – Present
- Manage 40-50 active insurance-defense matters for 4 attorneys: pleadings, discovery responses, deposition scheduling and trial binders
- E-file in PA state courts and ED Pa. federal court with zero rejected filings in 3 years; maintain the firm’s filing-deadline calendar across 200+ dates/quarter
- Built Relativity review workflows for document productions up to 120k documents; cut first-pass review time 30% with search-term reports
Paralegal — Keystone Legal Group 2016 – 2021
- Supported commercial litigation and subrogation matters from intake through settlement; drafted discovery, subpoenas and settlement statements
- Averaged 130+ billable support hours monthly with under 2% write-off rate
Skills
Civil litigation support (state & federal) · E-filing (PACFile, ECF) · E-discovery (Relativity) · Deadline & docket management · Legal drafting (pleadings, discovery) · Trial preparation & exhibits
Education
Paralegal Certificate (ABA-approved) — Villanova University, 2016 · B.A. Political Science — Temple University, 2015 · Notary Public, PA
Fictional example for illustration — names, employers and numbers are invented, but every bullet follows the honest formula: action + scope + verifiable result. Never copy claims you can't defend in an interview.
Practice area is the first filter
Firms hire "insurance defense paralegal", not "paralegal" — name your practice areas in the title and summary so the recruiter’s first scan matches the posting.
Zero-error records are gold
Rejected filings and blown deadlines are the risks firms hire against. "Zero rejected filings in 3 years" plus a calendar-volume number is the strongest reliability evidence a paralegal can print.
Billables show your economics
Billable support hours and write-off rates tell the hiring partner you understand you’re a revenue role — a framing most paralegal resumes miss entirely.
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