Administrative Assistant Management

KIMBERLEY P. DICKERSON

732-***-****

*********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT, Newark, New Jersey January 2013 – Present

(Contracted Temporary Position)

OPRA Specialist Assistant - Paralegal

• Assisting in processing new subpoena and OPRA requests; maintaining and updating subpoena and

OPRA case log;

• Examine and obtain records in accordance with New Jersey State Laws;

• Maintaining document production; organizing and prioritizing workload; and Document review and

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DUNCAN MacDONALD & HERFORTH, Jersey City, New Jersey August 2012 – November 2012

(Contracted Temporary Position)

Paralegal for Partner and Associate

Assisting with Insurance Defense Litigation, Personal Injury

• Maintained firm calendar - Motions, Arbitrations, Depositions, Discovery End Dates

via New Jersey Courts online;

• Scheduled depositions, mediations, expert witnesses and IME exams for plaintiffs;

• Prepares legal pleadings, Answers, Subpoenas, Stipulations and Discovery requests;

• Requested medical, employment and school records from providers;

• Arranged for travel expenses for clients and attorneys; and

• Handled invoices/bills from vendors, i.e. court reporters, doctors, experts and document reproduction

services

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Roseland, New Jersey January 2008 – April 2012

Legal Administrative Assistant/Paralegal for a Partner and two Associates

Assisted with Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Practice

• Prepared and finalized pleadings, discovery, legal memoranda, motions, depositions, summaries,

affidavits of service and OPRA requests

• Drafted discovery notices and requests and prepared necessary information in response to requests

• Created, maintained and finalized matter binders to ensure clear document management of the file or

if requested for document production

• Provided attorney with daily support for case management projects, such as: (1) reviewing case files

to ascertain document response to discovery requests and bate stamping; (2) legal research on West

Law for cite checking briefs and memoranda; and (3) Drafted subpoenas and coordinated with third

parties and opposing counsel for documents responses thereto

• Maintained Case Management logs

• Performed administrative duties which included: Calendaring appointments, travel arrangements,

case billing, invoices and expenses.

• Scheduled depositions and relayed information to parties, experts and court reporters

BASEIL ASSOCIATES, Morristown, New Jersey September 2007 – January 2008

(Employment Agency – Temporary Position)

Temporary Contract Legal Assistant for Partners and Associates assisted with Commercial, Corporate,

Labor and Employment and Personal Injury

SEIDEN WAYNE, LLC, Newark, New Jersey July 2005 – July

2007

Legal Administrative Assistant for a Partner and two Associates

Assisted with Commercial, Corporate, Labor and Employment

• Typed pleadings, subpoenas and correspondence

• Maintained document production, organized and prioritize workload

• Maintained files and prepared documents

• Scheduled appointments, court appearances and depositions

• Typed memoranda and correspondence

• Drafted and revised pleadings, answers, discovery, responses, motions and briefs

• Assisted in trial preparation, prepared documents and organized materials for trial

• Prepared and calendared motions, examinations before trials, arbitration hearings and discovery

conferences

• Opened and closed litigation cases

• Drafted representation letters, transferring letters and decision letters

• Demonstrated analytical, coordination, interpersonal and communication skills

EDUCATION

KEAN UNIVERSITY, UNION, NEW JERSEY

Business Management, Anticipated Graduation, 2014

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, MADISON, NEW JERSEY

Paralegal Certificate/ABA Approved, May 2003

COMPUTER LEGAL SOFTWARE AND SKILLS

MS WORD DTE TIMEKEEPER

MS EXCEL LEXIS/NEXIS

MS POWERPOINT WESTLAW

MS OUTLOOK ECF/PACER

MS ACCESS COMPARITE

INTERNET LEGAL KEY

ELITE BIG HAND/DICTAPHONE

TIME MATTERS SWITCHBOARD

SUMMATION CONCORDANCE

TYPING 75 WPM

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Notary Public, State of New Jersey

• Member of National Notary Association since 2003

• Certified Notary Signing Agent, NNA since 2010

REFERENCES

Furnished upon request

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