Saturday, October 12, 2013

Legal Support Services

Tammy Jay
2119 Bacon Street | San Diego, CA 92107 | 701-219-4757 or 619-674-7452 | jaytammya@gmail.com

Professional Summary

Enthusiastic legal professional with advanced skills in data acquisition and management, research, analytics, and eDiscovery. Manage heavy caseloads by exercising initiative and sound judgment to successfully complete assignments with competing deadlines. Flexible, self-starter that works quickly and accurately in a fast paced work environment. Committed to improving performance, and continued learning.

Experience

Paralegal, Employment Litigation
Walmart Corporate Headquarters, Bentonville, AR September 2010 to December 2012
  • Managed discovery for 250+ active litigated and administrative labor and employment matters for 26 states, including California.
  • Worked closely with outside counsel throughout business unit via regular phone calls, emails and teleconferences; responded to 20 to 30 discovery sets each week.
  • Regularly hosted teleconferences with IT and outside counsel to discuss production capabilities prior to submitting the initial requests, saving time and money by preventing communication errors.
  • Worked with IT department to apply new discovery gathering tools, reducing the amount of time spent on a single database query by as much as 99.965% or 2-3 minutes versus 3-7 days.
Discovery Specialist, HIPAA Compliance
Walmart Corporate Headquarters, Bentonville, AR November 2008 to September 2010
  • Produced 800+ requests per month for individual patient pharmacy records with strict adherence to HIPAA.
  • Priority processing of motions, appeals, subpoenas and summons without oversight.
  • Exceptional service and clear and consistent, positive communication with customers, co-workers, pharmacy staff, law enforcement, legal professionals, court officials, etc.
  • Knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations, and mandates through independent research, conferences, and continuing education.
Administrative Assistant to the Facilities Manager and Receptionist 
Adaptive Marketing, LLC, Houston, TX 2006 to 2008
  • Point of contact for 600+ employees, applicants, vendors and contractors. Consistently provided superior service.
  • Provided administrative support to HR, recruiting, sales, and the training departments.
  • Scheduled maintenance, ordered/delivered office supplies, and shipping/receiving of mail.
  • Assigned and monitored employee access badges to maintain site security.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Capital University School of Nursing, Columbus, OH 1997

Professional Development

MCLE credits (CA) General Law (4.00) Ethics (2.75) 2013
Mediation Concepts Online Certification 2013
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Walmart Legal Department 2012
Leadership Series Walmart University 2011