Brenda J. Glessner

**** *. **** **. *** Moines, Iowa 50317 515-***-**** acrytu@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

To utilize my skills as a paralegal in a law firm.

Academic Background

Des Moines Area Community College Graduate Fall 2010

Paralegal AS Degree Program Honors

President’s List and Deans List G.P.A. 3.62

Classes: Introduction to Law, Torts and Litigation, Real Estate Law, Legal Research and Writing Ι & П, Debtor and Creditor Law, Family Law, Business and Corporate Law, Evidence Theory and Practice, Intro to Computers

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite 2007, 2010, 2013, Amicus, Hot Docs, E-filing Civil and Federal, Adobe Pro, Ecopy

Drake University Computerized Legal Research and Writing Class

LexisNexis and Westlaw

Employment

Scheldrup Blades Schrock Smith P.C. September 2014 – Present

1225 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 108

West Des Moines, IA 50266 515-***-****

Primary job: Defendants workers compensation, employment law, civil and federal litigation paralegal

Responsibilities Included:

Extensive communication with clients, insurance companies, attorneys and court personnel. Draft litigation budgets, discovery, motions, orders, deposition preparation memorandums, medical summaries, workers compensation rate calculations and settlement documents. Acquire all documentation needed throughout the course of the litigation process, including, but not limited to, medical records, police reports, surveillance videos employment files, Social Security files and autopsy reports. Schedule depositions, meetings, mediations, IME’s, conference calls and calendar same. Very good at multitasking, handling large caseloads, understanding medical and legal terminology. Very knowledgeable in Amicus, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Gmail.

Hudson Mallaney Shindler & Anderson P.C. July 2011 – May 2014

Paralegal to J. Barton Goplerud

5015 Grand Ridge Drive, Suite 100

Des Moines, IA 50265 515-***-****

Primary job: Plaintiffs personal injury, medical malpractice, securities fraud, employment law and class action litigation paralegal

Responsibilities Included:

Communication with clients, attorneys and court personnel, setting up conference calls, scheduling depositions, meetings, mediations and trial scheduling orders. Preparing and drafting correspondence, petitions, discovery, and various other pleadings and orders. Filing pleadings electronically in federal court and state court. Very proficient in Microsoft Word, Hot Docs, multitasking, managing calendars, large case loads, large files and working on my own. I am a very hard worker and will go the extra mile to have my attorney succeed for our clients.