LYNNRENE M.

DIAMOND
3122 Woods Cove Lane
Lake Ridge, VA 22192
(703) 492-0962 (home) (703) 501-7527 (cell)
Employment History
HedgeCheck.com and eDiligence.com 03/2008 - 05/2009
Freelance Investigative Researcher
Conduct independent factual investigations, primarily pre-employment and pre-tra
nsaction background research on subjects employed in the banking/finance industr
y, particularly individuals applying for jobs in banks and institutional investm
ent and brokerage houses as portfolio or hedge fund managers. Primarily analyze
d, wrote reports on findings, prepare charts, tables and media summaries tailore
d to client needs. Marketing assignments were performed ads required such as ass
ets forfeiture markets and the litigation fall-out from Bernard Madoff scandal.
Telecommute using databases including Lexis/Nexis, Factiva, Pacer, Tax Court, S
earchsystems, and IRB, meta-Search engines such as dogpile.com, and available fe
deral, local, and state databases such as those found on Blackbook.com. From No
vember, 2001,through 12/2006, I chose to devote my full time attention to raisin
g my first child. I then began classwork in 2007 at Strayer University. (See Ed
ucation)
Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn PLLC 6/1998-11/2001
Senior Legal Assistant
Researched, analyzed, and reported on companies and individuals for the firm's d
omestic and international clients seeking pre-transaction due diligence, busines
s and competitor intelligence research, Additionally, litigation support researc
h was conducted regarding adverse parties, and case management and supervisory
functions were performed as a part of a Sr. position.. I eeported on findings
, summarized discovery material, digested legal research, conducted cite checks,
and organized large litigation document collections.
Kroll Associates, Inc. 3/1995-12/1997
Associate (D.C.-licensed private detective )
Independently conducted, strategized, analyzed and managed independent, in-depth
business intelligence and corporate investigations for domestic and internation
al clients. Solely managed matters including complex civil litigation, contests
for corporate control, asset searches, initial public offerings, and pre-transac
tion due diligences. My position was meant to analyze, summarize, and created d
atabases for litigation clients' fact finding needs. Also, reporting, line item
budgets, and case supervision including presentations to clients were all part
of the position. Increasing budgets based on stage I investigations was a commo
n occurrence in this position.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP 5/1994-3/1995
Senior Legal Assistant
Assigned to manage and maintain active large-document litigation matters: condu
cted document management, legal research, culled collection, and alalysis for e
xhibits for trial. Wrote summaries from document reviews, case briefings, prepa
red statistical data pertaining to the larger document collections, of which I h
andled six, plus I administered a non-profit organization.
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Acumenics Research & Technology, Inc. 7/1993-05/1994

Supervisory Paralegal
Supervised a full staff of six researchers as they conducted factual and geograp
hic WWII research at various sites nationally. Maintained relations with, and s
uccessfully acted as research liaison with DOJ Defense/Environmental, and acted
as analyst, writer, and ultimately, as the director of litigation support to the
Department of Justice Environmental and Natural Resource Defense Division in su
pport of ERISA claims. Before being laid off, the position was poised to become
a regional management position in the northeast region, covering the first five
federal appellate jurisdictions for DOJ Environmental Defense. Hadron, parent
company, went out of business in April 1994 and the position was terminated. I
then found Paul Hastings within 24 hours of being laid off.
McCann School of Business, Forty-Fort, PA 1/1993-6/1993
Adjunct Professor
Developed, organized, and presented academic course materials for the Introducti
on to the Paralegal Profession in a university setting. Developed aptitude test
s regarding the court structures, famous cases, and the history of the paralegal
industry and its growth as a whole going back to 1972.
Document Automation Corporation, Wilkes-Barre, PA 4/1992-12/1992
Scanning Department Supervisor
Solely responsible for the supervision of a 7-10 person scanning department in a
litigation support firm, imaging documents for a large commercial construction
matter. Also co-authored a user's manual for coding software program called "Ad
vanced Revelations".
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania 8/1989-1/1992
Paralegal Specialist - Assets Forfeiture
Assigned to Assets Forfeiture Division. Independently conducted in-depth forfeit
ure investigations and collected public records to facilitate the forfeiture of
assets to the government. Administered the asset sharing program with state and
local law enforcement agencies, and acted as liaison between federal, state and
local agencies. Prepared pleadings, and assisted in all phases of trial for bo
th civil and criminal matters at the Federal level. Participated in training at
DEA and FBI facilities, studying forensics, fingerprinting, money laundering, a
nd interviewing techniques.
Howard, Lawson & Company 12/1988-8/1989
Administrative Assistant
Assisted in corporate valuations in an investment bank as part of litigation sup
port team. Provided weekly billing statistics for the mergers and acquisitions
department. Learned valuation studies and best practices from inception through
trial and helped to increase profitability by conducting highly-responsive info
rmation in a complex securities (10(b) (5)) setting by preparing explanation she
ets for jurors or answering direct questions put forth by attorneys and court pe
rsonnel.

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District Attorney's Office, Luzerne County, PA 02/1988-11/1988
Legal Assistant
Performed all paralegal and administrative duties for D.A. Corey Stevens, now Co
mmonwealth Judge Stevens. Coordinated trial schedules for fifteen full and part
-time ADA's. I assisted with victims' liaison efforts and juvenile court referr
als. Solely responsible for accuracy of records during arraignments, trials, an
d sentencing hearings. Organized disposition operations for both DA and Clerk o
f Court activities for active and closed cases, and became the first non-union p
ersonnel to conduct more than one function at a time in the office. I worked Co
rey Stevens' political, trial, deposition, and sentencing schedules while there.
Since the position was the only non-union position, it was ultimately changed
to hire the most senior union personnel, thus I was laid off.
Publication
Author: "The Paralegal Investigator: Just the Facts", The Legal Intelligencer,
February 28, 1997, vol. P 1406, page 6.
Education
01/07-12/07 Strayer University: attended business, finance and economics classes
for MBA
2/98-5/98 NOVA Community College, Private Investigator Training (60 hour course)
1/92-6/93 King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, B.A. Criminal Justice
6/89-12/92 Philadelphia Community College, A.A. Philosophy
9/87-12/88 King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Paralegal Studies