Legal Support Services
Professional legal support services for attorneys, law firms, and organizations across greater Cincinnati — backed by 30+ years of experience.
What We Offer
Comprehensive legal support tailored to your practice needs — delivered with discretion and precision.
Systematic restructuring of legal offices, case files, and workflows. Transition from paper to digital systems — enabling anytime, anywhere file access for your entire team.
Design and implementation of electronic document management systems. Scanning, indexing, and uploading existing records to secure shared drives and legal software platforms.
Thorough research using Westlaw, LexisNexis, and FedSep. Covering FOIA, Title VII, EEOC, employment law, civil litigation, and more — summarized in clear, attorney-ready reports.
Drafting correspondence, interrogatories, discovery requests, FOIA responses, acknowledgment letters, and litigation support documents with exceptional attention to detail.
Full-spectrum paralegal assistance for attorneys including discovery, case file management, litigation tracking, PII redaction, and coordination with outside counsel.
High-level administrative and legal support for VP-level executives and General Counsel offices — including calendaring, expense reporting, and confidential correspondence.
Available for short-term and interim engagements to keep your office running smoothly — covering maternity leaves, vacations, medical leaves, and other planned or unexpected staff absences.
About Us
Deidre Y. Kelly founded LegalEase of Cincinnati to bring the highest standards of legal support to attorneys, law firms, and organizations throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. With a career spanning federal agencies, corporate legal departments, and private law firms, Deidre brings rare breadth and depth to every engagement.
Her experience includes serving as a Paralegal Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID and USAID-OIG), Executive Assistant to the Vice President and General Counsel at AK Steel Corporation, and legal assistant roles in commercial litigation and workers' compensation.
Deidre is a self-starter who thrives under time pressure, manages multiple priorities with ease, and builds lasting professional relationships grounded in trust.
Professional Background
A track record of excellence across federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and law firms.
FOIA research and drafting, records redaction, subpoena processing, DEIA Ambassador, records management under USAID ADS standards, and management of electronic case files on GC shared drive.
Research on FOIA, Title VII, MSPB, FSGB, and EEOC matters; drafting of interrogatories and discovery requests; PII redaction; litigation tracking; Relativity software; CISO request management and correspondence.
Supported VP of Labor, Litigation & Governmental Affairs and VP / General Counsel. Legal invoicing via CounseLink, Concur/SAP expense reports, outside counsel liaison, electronic filing system transition, notarization, and DePaul Cristo Rey Work Study coordination.
Client communications, e-filing pleadings, workers' compensation forms, transcription, medical records requests for personal injury and workers' compensation clients, and file reorganization.
Executive calendar management, event coordination, travel arrangements, Sickle Cell Annual Forum organization, and extensive communications with outside medical and academic executives.
Get in Touch
Whether you need ongoing paralegal support, help organizing your office, or a one-time research project — reach out and let's talk.