Camille Cox-Howard

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Union, NJ 07083

908-***-****

aca23w@r.postjobfree.com

Legal Assistant

Experienced, Legal Assistant with excellent office - management and client relation skills, seeking a permanent position where a

working knowledge of legal terminology, general law, and legal proceedings will be fully utilized and expanded.

Detail-oriented with excellent research, investigative, and reporting skills.

Exercised independent judgment, decision-making abilities with a high level of confidentiality.

Upheld the ethical standards of the legal profession.

Skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, Delta View, Adobe, Macintosh, Docket Wizard, Time Matters, Hummingbird DM

Special Counsel Florham Park, NJ

Paralegal 7/13-9/13(contract)

• Worked on document review, due diligence of asbestos related case; raise issues as appropriate to group manager

• Handled all aspects of responding to an inquiry, negotiate scope of request with counsel; raise appropriate objections in a

timely manner; research, collect, and review documents and records in a timely manner

• Worked in Microsoft Excel and Word in assisting the project manager with data entry of privileged and confidential

documents in order to create a searchable database for the client.

Law Office of Henry G. Klein Englewood, NJ

Paralegal 02/12 –07/12(contract)

Provided paralegal support in the areas of Li tigation, Real Estate (Commercial and Residential), Personal

I njury,

Wills and Estate Planning, Family Law, Collections, Bankruptcy and Landlord/Tenant.

Provided support in estate planning and preparation of wills, worked closely with clients and outside

counsel t hroughout its t ransaction process. Prepared all pleadings and filings with the respective cases

p rospective venue.

Responsible for calendar maintenance, attorneys billable hours on each individual client.

Law Offices of Craig M. Rothenberg Union, NJ

Legal Secretary 5/11 - 1/12(contract)

Supported in preparing and filing complaints, serving legal documents, setting up depositions, coordinated

w ith defendant attorneys and medical experts for depositions, filed subpoenas, prepared and filed motions,

t yped from dictation.

Assisted with t rial preparations, followed up motion status on motion days, confirmed and follow up on

depositions, case management conferences, coordinated and confirmed all meetings with clients,

maintained heavy calendar maintenance.

Prepared various legal documents including interrogatories, discovery demands and closing documents,

assisted with documenting mail on calendar, answered phones, screened and distribute calls accordingly.

Law Office of Kenneth Lipstein Westfield, NJ

Legal Secretary 3/09 - 10/10

Filed subpoenas, motions, briefs, lost wage notices, Interrogatories, Rule 4.17 correspondence, 60day

d iscovery extension correspondence upon consent, and various other legal documents.

Placed calls to courts and Judge Chambers to follow up on arbitrations, depositions, t r ials and motion

hearings. Assisted in preparing exhibits and documents for t r ials, attended weekly meetings to discuss all

cases and calendar matters.

Placed calls to physicians and medical experts requesting medical records and MRI films, sent letters to

p laintif f’s attorneys, insurance claims representatives, physicians and medical experts requesting medical

records and/or MRI films

HSBC Bank NA, New York, NY

Administrative Assistant 02/07 - 11/08 (contract)

Worked on principal review desk, assisted in opening t rade accounts, 401k, 529 and other accounts

Indexed new account applications from a queue

Answered phones, calendar maintenance prepared spreadsheets.

Worked closely with management, assisted with trading desk requests maintained tracking spreadsheets

Education: Union County College, Cranford, NJ Business Administration/Paralegal Studies AAS 2014

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