PRESENTATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

Nancy Nauman

*** ***** ******

Yonkers, NY 10704

917-***-****

acajkw@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position within the Legal Field where

extensive experience may be professionally utilized

while allowing for advancement.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Background includes extensive experience and formal education in these key operational

areas:

Paralegal functions … Administrative support … Research … Discovery … Court

procedures … Docket scheduling … Medical records … Problem solving … Client service

… Billing of legal fees … Accounts receivable … Collections … Insurance procedures …

Staff supervision … Interviewing ... Training ... Delegating ... Records … Documentation …

Public relations ... Computers …Westlaw …. Microsoft Word & Excel … LexPI … Practice

Management …

Notary Public; self-motivated and detail-oriented; work well under pressure; excellent interpersonal

and organizational skills; interact effectively with co-workers, management and the public.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP, White Plains, NY 2005-2013

Program Administrator

• Responsibilities encompass all aspects of administrative support for this prestigious defense

firm which functions as a third party administrator, representing professional liability

companies for architects and engineers.

• Served as liaison between the firm, local counsel, insurance providers and policy holders.

• Specific duties included reviewing and approving local counsel invoices, tracking insured’s

deductibles, calculating reimbursements to Houston Casualty Corporation, determining when

files were to be closed (including payment of deductible and all invoices), and managing all

records.

• Maintained effective working relationships through extensive contact with Houston Casualty

Corporation and other insurance providers.

• Efficiently oversaw the activity of 72 law firms nationwide; resolved outstanding firm/vendor

invoices and any other billing matters.

• Reconciled over 300 accounts between the insured, local counsel and carrier.

• Assumed additional responsibilities of two other staff members in the department.

• Achieved saving for the firm by resolving calculation errors and invoice discrepancies.

• Created numerous Excel spreadsheets and utilized Practice Management for all functions.

BROPHY & LAUB, White Plains, NY 2002-2005

Paralegal

• Responsibilities encompass all aspects of administrative support for this prestigious firm

specializing in plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice cases.

• Prepared Bills of Particulars, discovery demands (and responses), subpoenas, settlement

documents, client correspondence and other documentation.

• Coordinated efforts between attorneys, clients and doctors to prepare for trial.

• Additional responsibilities included extensive telephone contact with clients, obtaining medical

records and other information, scheduling depositions, digesting depositions in preparation for

trial, providing clients with case status, records management, and other office functions.

• Worked directly with one of the firm's partners.

• Utilized LexPl for all functions.

ANTHONY J. SCARCELLA & ASSOCIATES, White Plains, NY 1999-2002

Paralegal

• Provided administrative support for firm specializing in plaintiff personal injury cases.

• Prepared discovery demands (and responses), subpoenas, client correspondence and other

documentation.

• Responsible for coordinating efforts between attorneys, clients and doctors to prepare for trial.

• Other duties included extensive telephone contact with clients, obtaining medical records and

other data, retrieving lost earnings and disability benefits for clients, scheduling depositions,

attending Discovery meetings, providing clients with case status, and records management.

• Responsible for preparing packages for arbitration hearings.

• Utilized LexPI all functions.

BOWER, SANGER & FUTTERMAN, New York, NY 1995-1999

Paralegal

• Duties at this medical malpractice and general litigation firm included all phases of discovery,

preparing all documentation (subpoenas, correspondence, etc.), Westlaw research, attending

Discovery and Inspection meetings (at the firm and at client sites), scheduling case calendar/

dockets, notifying attorneys of their caseload assignments, appearing in court, and records

management.

• Supervised and delegated assignments to a staff of two legal assistants.

• Revised existing documentation and created new forms for greater efficiency.

• Responsible for training new paralegals and interns.

CONNICK & GOLDSTEIN, Mineola, NY

FEDER, 1990-1995

Paralegal

• Served as Paralegal for attorneys in plaintiff personal injury and defense medical malpractice.

• This involved medical research, coordinating physical examinations of plaintiffs, obtaining expert

reviews/opinions from physicians, processing authorizations to obtain medical records,

allocating attorney hours, billing legal fees, accounts receivable, collections, and record keeping.

• Supervised all paralegal staff, with responsibility for screening applicants, interviewing, hiring

input, training, and delegating daily assignments to ensure completion of work load.

• Established the Paralegal Department and set up all systems and procedures.

• Contributed to expansion of the practice from start-up to an annual caseload of 400.

• Developed and implemented automated forms for obtaining medical records, including a

diary system and flow charts to monitor status.

ROSSANO, MOSE, CONNICK, HIRSCHHORN & CORLETO, Garden City, NY 1987-1990

Legal Assistant

FINKELSTEIN, BRUCKMAN, WOHL, MOST & ROTHMAN, New York, NY 1985-1986

Legal Assistant

& GARDNER, New York, NY

BOWER 1983-1985

Paralegal

EDUCATION

Lawyer's Assistant Generalist Program

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY - ABA Approved

State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology

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