Premium Paralegal Services

Senior-level litigation paralegal services specializing in assisting small firms and/or solo attorneys on an as-needed, project-based, or part-time basis. Elissa Leavitt, owner of Premium Paralegal Services, has over 15 years' experience in the legal field and has extensive knowledge of all phases of litigation, from case infancy/claims, through discovery, pretrial, trial and appellate procedures. Ms. Leavitt has excellent working knowledge of local, state and federal civil court rules and procedures, including e-filing, PACER, and ECF. Freelance services include: DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND DOCUMENT PRODUCTION • Document production coding and indexing – large and small projects • E-discovery project management • Redactions and privilege logs • Written discovery preparation • Assistance with responding to discovery • Discovery summaries • Electronic Bates labeling MEDICAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT • Record retrieval management • Sorting, indexing, and labeling records • Medical record chronologies and/or summaries • Medical billing summaries • Assistance with record subpoenas • HIPAA Compliant Stipulations and Authorizations. DEPOSITION ASSISTANCE • Deposition digest and/or index • Deposition summaries • Outlines for upcoming deposition testimony, based on thorough case file review RESEARCH • Fact gathering /checking • Witness interviews • Legal research • Cite checking/Shepherdizing • Past Jury and Settlement Case valuation research TRIAL PREPARATION • Timelines • PowerPoint presentations • Trial notebooks • Exhibit preparation • Witness coordination OFFICE MANAGEMENT • Paper light filing system • Light Bookkeeping • Calendaring/tickler system • Training