Annessa Kalloo,
Paralegal Consultant

Education

8/94 – 5/98         University of Maryland, College Park, MD
        Bachelor of Arts, Dual Degree in Criminal Justice & Criminology; Sociology
        Dean’s List:  1997, 1998



Professional Experience

1/04 – Present        The Manhattan Financial Company, Baldwin, NY
Contracts Manager
        Review all existing clients and established new electronic system for housing all
contracts
        Prepare new contracts for future business
        Revise contracts according to clients’ needs; bind and execute

5/01 – 11/03        Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, NY, NY
                        Sales & Business Development Contract Administrator
        Processed contracts for syndicated programs in ninety domestic cities detailing
negotiated specifics
        Established and managed intranet system for tracking pending contracts nationwide
        Reviewed target audience and revenue of expired contracts to assist team with
current negotiations
        Tracked and prepared reports of negotiated deals for the term of each contract
        Researched and prepared company overviews and proposals in order to maintain the
growth of clients
        Synthesized cross promotion between Sony Music and Sony Pictures to develop
effective methods for synergy

8/00 – 5/01          Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, Washington, DC
                        Paralegal
        Revised summary judgment motions and prepared exhibits for government classified
case alongside Partners
        Digested client in-house documents for intellectual property and litigation cases;
prepared exhibits of same
        Compiled research for all cases mentioned above using Westlaw, Lexis Nexis and
case books

8/98 – 8/00          Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Washington, DC
                        Senior Paralegal  
        Designed original Microsoft Access databases to efficiently store discovery findings
(expert and fact witness deposition testimony, expert reports and interrogatory responses)
        Conducted research of related toxic tort subject matter, technical terms and scientific
data utilizing Law Review Journals, Library of Congress reference books, Lexis Nexis,
Westlaw and newspapers to extract case related facts
        Prepared attorney work product consisting of reports, charts and analyses of findings
for each five phases of product liability litigation in the preparation and filing of motions and
pleadings
        Assisted attorneys in preparation of taking depositions: analyzed evidence, prepared
exhibits, summarized expert witness reports, digested prior depositions and compiled all
research and attorney work product
        Finalized citations for various motions utilizing Bluebook and Lexis Nexis
        Manager of four personnel within a team of nine; provided training for superiors and
direct reports
        Instituted system to structure monthly attorney fees and resolved client billing
inquiries


Cynthia L. Boyce & Associates
Attorneys At Law