Chad Schaaf

Background

About Chad Schaaf

Junior paralegal and office administrator for managing partners and associate attorneys in the Los Angeles office of a large national plaintiff class action law firm. • Assist partners, associates, and senior paralegals locally, as well as in all other national offices, with cases filed in California state courts, district courts, and circuit courts of appeal; Emphasis on consumer protection law, civil rights and employment/wage and hour law. • Execute paralegal tasks, including: Generating tables of authorities and tables of contents; Document drafting and review; Preparation of various pleadings, discovery responses, document productions and proofs of service; Coordinating service of documents; Providing consultations with class members and potential clients; Helping attorneys prepare for depositions, hearings and trials; Calculating and calendaring court deadlines based on federal, state and local court rules; Performing legal research; Managing case files and records. • Perform all office administrative duties, including: Invoicing, budget tracking and compiling client and attorney expense reports; Reviewing and archiving office operational expenses, invoices and statements for payment; Inventorying office supplies and placing supply orders; Entering attorney billable time for tracking hourly fees; Scheduling meetings, depositions and travel arrangements; Conduct office reception and written correspondence.