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legal secretary/paralegal

Location:
Belleville, NJ
Posted:
October 04, 2014

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Tracy Vonstamwitz

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

Belleville, New Jersey 07109

973-***-****

acf9hh@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Feb 2014 - Present Patrick G. Patel, Esq.

Paralegal

Personal Injury

• Review medical records and created summaries of same for settlement

demand letters for insurance companies

• Communicate with the courts, clients, adversary attorneys and medical offices

• Prepare, finalize and file answers, complaints, motions, briefs, consent

orders and other legal documents

• Handle diary for follow up, including reminders for deadlines, discovery

and medical records

• Maintain and update all litigation files

• Draft interrogatories and discovery responses for all personal injury files

April 2013 - Present Kohls

Sales Associate

• All work related sales activity: assisting customers, handling the register for sales, etc.

2012-2013 Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP

Legal Assistant

Defense Litigation

• Received legal documents; composed responses for attorney review and signature

• Communicated with the court, clients, adversary attorneys and medical offices

• Interacted with all firm attorneys and office personnel in meeting specific deadlines

• Prepared, finalized and filed answers, complaints, motions, briefs, consent

orders, discovery and other legal documents

• Handled diary for follow up, including reminders for deadlines, discovery

and medical records

• Maintained and updated all litigation files

2010–2011 Berman Sauter Record & Jardim, P.C.

Legal Assistant

Personal Injury, Product Liability

• Received legal documents; composed responses for attorney review and signature

• Reviewed medical records and created summaries of same for settlement

demand letters for insurance companies

• Communicated with the courts, clients, adversary attorneys and medical offices

• Interacted with all firm attorneys and office personnel in meeting specific deadlines

• Prepared, finalized and filed answers, complaints, motions, briefs, consent

orders, discovery and other legal documents

• Handled diary for follow up, including reminders for deadlines, discovery and

medical records

• Maintained and updated all litigation files

2006–2010 Adorno & Yoss LLP

Legal Assistant

Defense Litigation

• Received legal documents; composed responses for attorney review and signature

• Communicated with the court, clients, adversary attorneys and medical offices

• Interacted with all firm attorneys and office personnel in meeting specific deadlines

• Prepared, finalized and filed answers, complaints, motions, briefs, consent

orders, discovery and other legal documents

• Handled diary for follow up, including reminders for deadlines, discovery

and medical records

• Maintained and updated all litigation files

2005–2006 Morgan, Melhuish, Monahan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski

Legal Assistant

Defense Litigation

• Heavy dictation of attorney’s summarizations and all other pertinent communication

• Received legal documents, requested medical information and composed

responses for attorney review and signature

• Communicated with the court, clients, adversary attorneys and medical offices

• Interacted with all firm attorneys and office personnel in meeting specific

deadlines

• Prepared, finalized and filed answers, complaints, motions, briefs, consent

orders, discovery and other legal documents

• Handled diary for follow up, including reminders for deadlines, discovery

and medical records

• Maintained and updated all litigation files

2001–2005 Sellar Richardson, P.C.

Legal Assistant

Defense Litigation, Workers’ Compensation

• Heavy dictation of attorney’s summarizations and all other pertinent

communication

• Received legal documents, requested medical information and composed

responses for attorney review and signature

• Communicated with the court, clients, adversary attorneys and medical

offices

• Interacted with all firm attorneys and office personnel in meeting specific

deadlines

• Prepared, finalized and filed answers, complaints, motions, briefs, consent

orders, discovery and other legal documents

• Maintained attorney’s calendar and diary including confirmation of trials,

arbitrations, motions, depositions, conferences, defense examinations and

all other attorney appearance

• Handled diary for follow up, including reminders for deadlines, discovery

and medical records

• Maintained and updated all litigation files and workers’ compensation

Claims

Skills Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; Windows and XP; Dictaphone

Excellent knowledge of State and Federal courts

References Available upon request



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