Overview

Jessica Hannon serves as senior manager of the firm’s primary litigation practice support group, which includes case managers, paralegals, and litigation assistants.  

In her role, Jessica is chiefly responsible for ensuring that substantive and administrative practice support tasks are performed with competence and superior customer service. Jessica employs her extensive leadership and business experience in big law to help maximize the efficiency and success of Fish & Richardson’s litigation practice.

 

Jessica also leads the efforts to recruit, hire, and train top practice support talent. She actively manages case staffing and utilization and participates in operations budgeting and financial and data analysis. Additionally, Jessica collaborates with attorneys on special requests and highly complex projects and has participated in numerous trials, arbitrations, and hearings in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. 

Professional associations

  • International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA)
  • NALA/The Paralegal Association

Training

  • Legal Project Management Skills training (LawVision, 2014)

  • Yellow Belt Certification (Legal Lean Sigma Institute) 

  • Leadership Certificate (Legal Lean Sigma Institute) 

  • Paralegal Studies Certificate (Northeastern University, 1997)