Erica Kay Buckius

**** ** **** ****** **** Lauderdale, FL 33308

754-***-**** acfpzi@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:

February 2012 – Present

Brodie & Friedman, P.A.

Boca Raton, FL

Paralegal

● Practice areas include Family Law and Commercial Litigation

● Meeting with clients, assess and prepare all opening documents and petition for service of process.

● Responsible for preparation of pleadings, petitions, complaints, motions, orders, notices, charging liens, final judgments, as required and/or necessary for cases.

● Responsible for discovery compliances and monitoring discovery deadlines, meeting with and communication with clients regarding discovery compliances.

● Responsible for e-service, e-filing, and e-scheduling as may be needed for filing court documents and scheduling matters with judges.

● Responsible for the scheduling of depositions, mediations, hearings and trials.

● Communication with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, judicial assistants, court reporters, process servers and clerks.

● Responsible for trial preparation, preparation of exhibit lists, witness lists, joint pretrial stipulations. Organize and ensure volumes of files ready for trial purposes.

● Record billing time and expenses associated with client files.

November 2010 – February 1012

Independent Contractor

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Paralegal/Temp

● Provided family law paralegal services for attorney Lisa Marie Macci, which including but not necessarily limited to preparation of pleadings, motions, orders, notices, etc. Maintain attorney calendar, meet with clients, attend and assist at hearings, depositions, mediations and trials with attorney.

● Provided family and corporate law paralegal services for attorney April Halle, which including preparation of pleadings, motions, orders, notices, corporate contracts and agreements. Schedule appointments for attorney and maintain client files.

● Provided family law paralegal services for attorney Steven Pesso, which including but not necessarily limited to preparation of pleadings, motions, orders, notices, etc. Maintain attorney calendar, schedule appointments for attorney and maintain client files.

● Provided temp services through Legal Staffing with various other law offices on per diem basis.

November 1994 - November 2010

Law Offices of Robert L. Bogen

Boca Raton, FL

Paralegal

● Practice areas included Family Law, Criminal Law and Appellate Law

● Preparation of various pleadings, petitions, motions, orders, notices, deeds, liens, satisfactions, briefs, memorandum of law, final judgments, as required and/or necessary for cases.

● Assisted in the preparation of discovery, depositions, mediations, hearings and trials.

● Communication with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, judicial assistants, court reporters, process servers and clerks.

● Scheduled and coordinated meetings, conferences, hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials.

● Legal research as necessary for the preparation of motions, memorandum of law and briefs.

● Calendar and diary hearing/trial dates, depositions, mediations, discovery deadlines, pre-trial procedures and any other dates important and relevant to cases.

● Maintained client files in an organized and chronological order.

● Recorded billing time, expenses and payments associated with appropriate client files.

SKILLS:

● WordPerfect, Word, Abacus, ProLaw/ProDocs, Assets Plus, Timeslips, West Law, Lexis-Nexis, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer

● Type 120+ WPM, transcription/Dictation equipment.

● E-filing, e-scheduling, and e-service.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Nova Southeastern University Plantation, FL

● Received BA Paralegal degree in February 1997

Legal Career Institute Plantation, FL

● Received AA Legal Assistant degree in September 1993

Ely High School Pompano Beach, FL

● Received High School Diploma in June 1990

References Available Upon Request

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